Glorioso 1904 exclusive - Winger leaving Benfica, Rui Costa wants a stake | OneFootball

Rodrigo Rêgo is on his way out of Benfica and the transfer will be permanent, Glorioso 1904 has learned. The 21-year-old winger is not part of the club’s plans for the new season and is already working on defining the next step in his career, after a season in which he picked up minutes with the first team and gained some visibility at senior level.

According to what our newspaper has found out, Rui Costa and Benfica’s SAD still want to retain a percentage of the player’s rights, a common scenario when it comes to relatively young footballers with room for future appreciation. Benfica’s intention is to safeguard economic rights in a possible future sale, believing that Rodrigo Rêgo can continue to develop away from the Luz and generate a financial return in the future.

Rodrigo Rêgo joined Benfica in 2022 from Famalicão and signed as one of the club’s youth development bets for the attacking sector. A Portugal youth international, the winger initially stood out in the youth ranks and managed to reach the B team before making his first appearances for the senior side.

Despite that progress, competition on the wings and the planning laid out for 2026/27 ended up pushing the player away from the priority options. The player’s own recent path shows a context of adaptation and gradual growth, with spells in the under-23s and the B team before reaching senior level.

Benfica’s objective is now to find a solution that allows the player to have competitive continuity and more room to establish himself, without completely losing control over an asset developed at Seixal. The departure is expected to move forward in the coming weeks, with the Eagles trying to include a sell-on percentage clause in a future transfer.

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