Warning, Benfica! International media confirm interest in Gonçalo Oliveira | OneFootball

Gonçalo Oliveira’s future may not lie with Benfica next season. After the initial rumors, which pointed to the defender being on his way out, the international press, particularly the French media, insists that the young player is being pursued by two Ligue 1 clubs that want to sign him.

Lens and Strasbourg are in fact assessing the possible signing of Gonçalo Oliveira, the young footballer who has been a regular presence in Benfica’s first-team training sessions under José Mourinho.

However, the same source explains that the two clubs, both enjoying a very positive season in Ligue 1, are impressed by the performances the 19-year-old centre-back has been delivering, both for Benfica B and for the junior team, where he has also been getting minutes in this season’s UEFA Youth League.

Even so, Gonçalo Oliveira’s departure, despite being under contract with Benfica until the summer of 2028, is gaining momentum because, according to the same source, the centre-back feels he is ready to be trusted in a first-team squad, as the number 64 shirt is still hoping for the chance to get minutes with José Mourinho’s side, something that has not yet happened.

This season, playing for Benfica, Gonçalo Oliveira — valued at €2 million — has already made a total of 28 official appearances: 20 in Liga Portugal Meu Super and eight in the UEFA Youth League. In the 2,462 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the centre-back has recorded four goals and two assists.

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