Benfica ‘to avoid’ two million euros Rafa Silva payment after Champions League miss | OneFootball

Benfica’s third-place finish in Liga Portugal Betclic has cost them a Champions League berth next season, cutting income but easing a clause tied to Rafa Silva.

According to Fanatik, the club will not have to pay about two million euros to Besiktas, a bonus that depended on Champions League qualification.

Rafa Silva, who turned 33 on Sunday, 17 May, cost around five million euros when he arrived from Besiktas. That add-on will not be triggered without Champions League football.

The absence from Europe’s top competition is set to hit Benfica’s 2026/27 revenues. They earned roughly 53.1 million euros from the Champions League this season. Next year, even by winning the Europa League, returns would be near 32.66 million euros.

In 2025/26, Rafa Silva, valued at six million euros, made 18 competitive outings for Benfica, 16 in Liga Portugal Betclic and two in the Champions League, totalling 1,084 minutes and six goals.

Source: Glorioso 1904