Alert, Rui Costa! Varandas looks to hijack Benfica target | OneFootball

The Issa Doumbia saga promises to add more fuel to the fire, further intensifying the rivalry between Benfica and Sporting. At a time when the Italian press reports that the Eagles, led by Rui Costa, have moved ahead of the competition for the midfielder, other sources guarantee that Frederico Varandas already has a salary package prepared for the Venezia player.

Sporting are looking to gain the upper hand over Benfica and have already presented the possible salary Doumbia would earn if he moved to Alvalade.

According to information gathered by the sports newspaper, the green-and-white board, led by Frederico Varandas, has informed Doumbia’s representatives that the midfielder would earn around €100,000 per month. The Italian is seen as the successor to Morita, who will leave Alvalade at the end of the season.

At present, there is still no formal offer from either side, with only concrete contacts having taken place with the club that secured promotion to Serie A. For now, Benfica, who already know that Venezia want a fee of around €15 million, are debating whether or not to move forward with the deal.

This season, playing for Venezia, Issa Doumbia — valued at €8 million — has made 37 appearances. In total, across the 3,099 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the midfielder has scored nine goals and provided five assists.

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