With Georgiy Sudakov on his way, Benfica hold on to their winger | OneFootball

Benfica has already secured the signing of Georgiy Sudakov, who, after playing his last game for Shakhtar Donetsk, is on his way to Portugal. However, as the press has learned, Tiago Gouveia, who is set to join Nice, has not yet received permission from the club to head to France.

The newspaper A Bola writes, in its Friday edition, August 29, that the number 47 of the team has not yet traveled to the south of France, as Benfica is still 'putting things in order', which has delayed the authorization for the right winger, often adapted to a full-back, to board a plane.

According to what was learned yesterday, Tiago Gouveia will join Nice on loan until the end of the current season. However, Benfica knows that in the end, they will receive a good amount for the player trained in Seixal, as the French have a mandatory purchase clause set at 10 million euros.

Still without authorization to travel, the press reveals that the young footballer will not return to Seixal today to prepare for the match on Sunday, August 31, against Alverca, for the 4th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The number 47, after the victory against Fenerbahçe (1-0), is said to have already bid farewell to his teammates and technical staff.

It should be noted that this was not the plan for either party, but the limited playing time that Tiago Gouveia has been accumulating with the team ended up being decisive in the decision. This season, the forward has only accumulated 18 minutes in the Benfica jersey, having played a total of 363' last season.

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