Benfica and Rio Ave's André Luiz deal brings exciting new developments | OneFootball

Benfica remains attentive to the winter transfer market and André Luiz continues to be one of the main targets identified by the Eagles. The winger has been one of the standouts of the league and his performances have not gone unnoticed by the club’s management. Negotiations with Rio Ave are not yet closed, but both clubs are getting closer to reaching an agreement.

The Vila do Conde club remains firm in its financial demands, while the Clube da Luz is trying to find a solution that allows the deal to be closed without going overboard. On the player’s side, there are no obstacles. André Luiz is open to the move and views the possibility of taking a step up in his career and joining José Mourinho’s squad positively.

Until the close of the transfer window, Benfica will continue to assess the situation, knowing that time plays an important role. If an agreement is reached between the clubs, André Luiz could indeed become a reinforcement as early as January; otherwise, the matter could return to the table in a future window.

In the last match played by Vila do Conde’s team, the player gave some signs that he might be leaving Rio Ave when he was substituted: the winger warmly embraced several teammates and expressed much gratitude to the fans. Even so, neither the player nor coach Sotiris Silaidopoulos confirmed the transfer.

This season, wearing the Rio Ave shirt, André Luiz – valued at 4 million euros – has played 18 matches: 17 in Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,390 minutes he has been on the pitch, the forward, who is under contract until June 2029, has scored seven goals and provided five assists.

André Luiz’s goal in the last round:

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