Marco Silva drops 3, Benfica running out of time for a solution | OneFootball

Benfica intends to resolve by the end of the week the situations of several academy players who are not part of Marco Silva’s plans for the new season. Henrique Araújo, Rafael Luís and Gustavo Varela have been authorized to look for a new club, and Benfica’s SAD hopes to conclude the respective deals in the coming days.

The most advanced case is that of Henrique Araújo, who is very close to joining Casa Pia. The striker, who was part of the first-team squad last season, ended up having few opportunities and finished the campaign with the B team. At the Lisbon club, he could reunite with Filipe Coelho, a coach who knows the Eagles’ academy well.

Meanwhile, Rafael Luís and Gustavo Varela are still assessing the options available on the market. The midfielder returned after his loan spell at Strasbourg, which chose not to trigger the purchase clause, while the forward ended his loan at Gil Vicente despite the Minho club’s interest in extending his stay.

. The priority is to find solutions that benefit all parties, although a permanent departure is, at this stage, the most likely scenario.

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