António Silva gets blunt Benfica warning: look at himself | OneFootball

António Silva’s contract renewal with Benfica remains shrouded in uncertainty. Benfica’s SAD has already presented the centre-back with a proposal to extend his deal, but, so far, the parties have yet to reach an agreement.

Meanwhile, there were even reports pointing to possible interest from Milan, but Ruben Amorim does not see the defender’s arrival as a priority to strengthen the squad.

In this context, Paulo Alemão believes that António Silva would benefit more from staying at the Luz than Benfica would from the player remaining: "I believe that right now António Silva needs Benfica more than Benfica needs António Silva. I think António Silva has to take a hard look at himself and understand who gave him everything, who put him on the highest stage in football, and I think he has to be fair, because he had opportunities," he said.

In the goalkeeping coach’s opinion, Benfica backed António Silva heavily from an early stage, even making decisions that favored the young centre-back’s rise at the expense of Tomás Araújo: "He had every opportunity, including Tomás Araújo, who in my opinion is superior to António Silva in many ways, being played on the right wing and sent out on loan so that António Silva could keep playing and show what he could do.", he argued.

Paulo Alemão also argues that the deadlock in the renewal talks should lead the defender to show greater gratitude to the club that developed him: "And this mess over not renewing, I think António Silva has to understand that if he shows so much pride in Benfica and the sacred shirt, then he also has to give up some things, but I think he has to be grateful to Benfica," he concluded.

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