António Silva is worth more than Mourinho and Benfica hit… | OneFootball

The official completion of António Silva’s transfer to Bournemouth brought an important financial boost to Benfica. With the sale of the centre-back for a fixed €25 million, a figure that could rise to €30 million depending on objectives, the SAD led by Rui Costa has seen the amount brought in during this summer transfer window grow significantly.

José Mourinho to Real Madrid, which until then had represented Benfica’s biggest financial gain in this transfer window, bringing in around €15 million.

With this deal, the amount collected by the Eagles through outgoing transfers is now close to €66 million, the result of several moves completed in recent weeks. In addition to the deals involving António Silva and José Mourinho, Rui Costa also managed to cash in on several players developed at Seixal who were not in Marco Silva’s plans for the new season.

One of the biggest fees came from the transfer of Sidny Lopes Cabral to Trabzonspor. The young Benfica academy product moved to Turkish football for around €10 million, further boosting the SAD’s revenue. Added to these figures are the sales of Gonçalo Oliveira, Gustavo Marques and Rodrigo Rêgo, all completed for around €3.5 million each.

Gonçalo Oliveira, a 20-year-old centre-back, moved to Rennes without ever making his debut for the first team. Gustavo Marques, meanwhile, stayed permanently at Red Bull Bragantino, while Rodrigo Rêgo, a winger promoted to Benfica’s first team by José Mourinho, moved to Brighton and was later sent on loan to Castellón.

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