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António Silva is getting ever closer to leaving Benfica to join Bournemouth. After Rui Costa confirmed last Tuesday that negotiations were underway, the deal is now said to be virtually done, with only the final details left to be settled before it is made official.

According to A BOLA, an agreement between the two clubs has already been reached, and it is expected that the Benfica delegation’s return to Lisbon will allow the process to be completed and the deal to be formalized. In the final stretch of negotiations, Rui Costa, president of Benfica, Mário Branco, the SAD’s general director, António Silva himself, and representatives of Gestifute, the agency led by Jorge Mendes and responsible for handling the Portuguese international’s move, are expected to be involved.

The agreement between the centre-back and Bournemouth, the sports daily also reports, has been in place for quite some time. All that remained was to agree on the transfer fee and determine the ideal moment for the player’s departure, at a time when Marco Silva did not want to part with one of the team’s key pillars.

António Silva has worn the captain’s armband in several matches. As for the figures involved in the deal, they have yet to be officially confirmed. Even so, the same source states that the transfer could be completed for a fee close to €25 million, with a further €5 million potentially added through performance-related bonuses, bringing the move close to the €30 million sought by Benfica’s SAD.

If the move goes through, António Silva will reunite with Tiago Pinto, former Benfica general director and current head of football at Bournemouth, who continues to believe in the potential of the Seixal academy graduate to play a leading role in the Premier League.

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