Domingos Soares Oliveira wants to nick Benfica midfielder from Marco Silva | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro is attracting interest from Al-Ittihad, where Domingos Soares de Oliveira serves as the SAD director. The Saudi club has identified the Luxembourg international as one of its targets to strengthen midfield in this transfer window.

Even so, the Eagles do not intend to make the midfielder’s departure easy and have already made clear the conditions for any potential deal. The Asian club sees the 26-year-old as the ideal profile to replace Fabinho, looking for a midfielder capable of playing both as a ‘6’ and an ‘8’.

Al-Ittihad contacted Benfica’s SAD to find out whether there was any willingness to negotiate the player’s transfer, as well as the figures required to complete the move. The response from Benfica’s directors is said to have been clear, pointing to a fee of around €18 million, according to the newspaper ‘A Bola’.

However, the amount is above what Al-Ittihad is willing to invest at this stage, which is why the Saudi club has decided to turn its attention to other alternatives available on the market. It should be recalled that the player joined Benfica in the summer of 2024 on a free transfer after his contract with Mainz expired.

Despite having put the matter on hold, the Saudis have not completely closed the door on a fresh approach,

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