Otamendi’s contract renewal headache for Benfica | OneFootball

Nicolás Otamendi's renewal with Benfica may take on complicated contours. In this Glorioso 1904 Exclusive, our Newspaper reveals that the club's management, led by Rui Costa, is aware that the process with the Argentine defender might face some obstacles, which could delay its conclusion.

According to Glorioso 1904, from a close source, the captain of Benfica is in no rush to sit down at the negotiating table, a stance almost identical to the one Otamendi took last season, recalling that the Argentine only gave the 'yes' after the contract expired.

However, as our Newspaper reports, despite the similarities in the approach to the renewal process, Benfica feels that this year the case might be different, based on the high interest there has been in the experienced 37-year-old defender and the hypothetical willingness of Otamendi to be open to embracing new challenges in his career.

It is known to Glorioso 1904 that, in the New Year's message the Argentine left on social media, his words allowed for an interpretation suggesting a desire to leave Benfica at the end of the current season. Currently, the number 30 is coveted by River Plate and several Brazilian clubs, such as Vasco da Gama.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Nicolás Otamendi — valued at 1 million euros — has played 29 matches: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 11 in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,610 minutes he was on the pitch, the defender scored three goals.

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