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Benfica were among the clubs that closely trackedBartosz Mazurek, the Polish midfielder who was playing for Jagiellonia and ultimately moved to RB Salzburg. The player even admitted that a move to the Luz was a concrete possibility.

André Villas-Boas revealed that the Dragons were keeping an eye on the player and remain interested in Bartosz.

"I won’t hide the fact that we followed Bartosz Mazurek’s development very closely and were interested in him. However, he ended up signing for Red Bull Salzburg," he began by saying in an interview with the newspaper WP SportoweFakty.

At 19, the youngster continues to attract attention in European football after choosing a different project from the one that could have taken him to Portugal. Developed at Jagiellonia Bialystok, Mazurek began his path with the Under-17s before reaching the B team and the first team in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. In the summer, he completed a €6 million transfer to the Austrian club.

Despite choosing Salzburg, Mazurek is already beginning to justify the investment made by the Austrian club, with two goals and three assists in 14 matches at the start of the season. Villas-Boas therefore made it clear that the monitoring has not ended. "For that reason, we continue to watch the Polish market and look for new talents. He has enormous talent and we will continue to closely follow his progress", he said.

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