Expert backs Daniel Banjaqui renewal at Benfica: future full-back | OneFootball

Fernando Urbano believes that the renewal of Daniel Banjaqui “makes perfect sense”. The young right-back celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday, signing a contract with Benfica, valid until 2031 and with an €80 million release clause. The official announcement is scheduled for the end of the month, after the youngster returns from under-21 commitments.

“We are talking about a player with a great future. Banjaqui is clearly one of those within the academy who has been identified as someone who next season will be part of the first team,” the journalist began by saying, in a comment on the 'A Bola' channel.

Further supporting his opinion, Fernando Urbano spoke briefly about a possible place in Benfica’s starting eleven: “He is a player who has the ability to be the future right-back of Benfica, especially when it is expected that the two current first-choice players in that position will leave in the summer.”

In conclusion, the commentator stressed: “It is positive for a team to have a third player like Banjaqui. And I think that, just as José Mourinho said about Anísio, this one doesn’t deceive either, honestly. The way he reads the game is that of a modern right-back with extraordinary physical ability. It is no coincidence that he is already in the first team.”

This season, for Benfica, Daniel Banjaqui — valued at €5 million — has already made a total of 27 official appearances: 14 in Liga Portugal Meu Super, seven in the UEFA Youth League, three in Liga Revelação, two in Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Taça de Portugal. .

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