Glorioso 1904 exclusive - Injuries push midfielder out, Silva cuts player | OneFootball

Nuno Félix is on his way out of Benfica. According to information gathered by Glorioso 1904, the midfielder developed at Seixal is not part of Marco Silva’s plans for the 2026/27 season and is preparing to leave the Club in this transfer window.

in a move that reflects the deep restructuring Rui Costa and Marco Silva are implementing in the squad.

The last season ended up being particularly difficult for the Portugal under-20 international. Nuno Félix suffered a knee ligament rupture during preparations for 2025/26, an injury that kept him off the pitch for 226 days. The midfielder missed a total of 23 official matches and, after returning to action, only managed to feature in five games for Benfica B, without enough time to recover the ground he had lost.

Despite the difficulties caused by the serious injury, the Eagles’ hierarchy believes the best path for the player now is to find a new project where he can compete regularly again. The goal is to allow him to regain his competitive rhythm and relaunch his career, something that would hardly happen if he stayed at the Luz.

With the summer transfer market underway, Benfica . It now remains to be seen what Nuno Félix’s next destination will be, as he brings a long journey through Benfica’s youth system to an end without managing to establish himself in the first team, heavily hampered by the serious injury.

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