Exclusive Glorioso 1904 – Florentino’s future at Benfica looking bleaker | OneFootball

The recovery of Manu Silva could be very important for Florentino's departure from Benfica, as our Journal reports in this Exclusive Glorioso 1904. The Portuguese defensive midfielder has been linked to leaving the Clube da Luz throughout the entire transfer window, but internal competition might prove to be the last straw for the player trained at the Seixal Campus, and the club's management is already considering a sale if the offers match the valuation of 30 million euros set by the Eagles.

Florentino has been losing space and influence in Bruno Lage's team. The player, who is even one of the only pure '6' in the Benfica team, was a regular starter in the Eagles' last campaign, in 2024/25, but saw this situation change radically in the current season.

Benfica decided to revamp the midfield during the summer break, by selling Kokcu to Besiktas and signing Richard Ríos and Enzo Barrenechea, who jumped straight into the starting lineup designed by Bruno Lage for most games so far.

These changes relegated Florentino to the bench, causing the defensive midfielder to lose influence in the team. But there's more to add: Benfica signed Manu Silva from Guimarães in January of last year, but the player ended up suffering a severe injury and was unavailable to help the team until the end of the season.

Now, getting closer to recovery, it could be Manu Silva who pushes Florentino out of Benfica. The Eagles' defensive midfielder will lose even more space, and, as we report in this Exclusive Glorioso 1904, an offer in the region of 30 million euros could very well be enough for him to leave the Luz by the end of the transfer window.

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