Shining at Benfica, Barrenechea leaves Aston Villa rubbing their hands | OneFootball

Undisputed starter for Bruno Lage at the start of the official season for Benfica, Enzo Barrenechea has been a very pleasant surprise for the red fans. As they approach the ninth match of the season, against Santa Clara, the Argentine midfielder is increasingly close to ‘forcing’ the Eagles to spend more ‘millions’.

The newspaper O Jogo writes, in its edition this Saturday, September 6, that the number 5, loaned by Aston Villa for 3 million euros, is getting closer to staying permanently at Estádio da Luz, making Benfica pay the remaining 12M€ to the Premier League club. If this happens, the deal for the Argentine could reach 15 million euros.

Signed to compete with Florentino Luís, who meanwhile moved to Burnley, Barrenechea has met the expectations placed by Rui Costa and Bruno Lage, and the Argentine's use in all games proves the confidence vote from the Setúbal coach.

Thus, due to the low number of games required to trigger the mandatory purchase clause, Benfica's SAD is already calculating to pay Aston Villa the remaining 12 million euros stipulated in the contract. However, the same source reveals that the English club will still retain 30% of a future transfer profit of the number 5, with a maximum amount of 10M€.

Having an excellent start to the season alongside Richard Rios, Enzo Barrenechea - valued at 10 million euros - has been one of the Setúbal native's right bets. In the current sports season, the Argentine midfielder has already played eight official matches: four Champions League qualifiers, three in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one Super Cup duel. In the 631 minutes he was on the pitch, the number 5 made one assist.

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