Anderson Fortes to join Benfica, club pays a hefty fee | OneFootball

Benfica’s futsal team has secured the signing of Anderson Fortes. According to the latest information, the Club of Luz agreed to pay the release clause of the Angolan international (€75,000) to Leões de Porto Salvo. The player, who was the revelation of the Liga Placard 2024/25, had also attracted interest from Sporting.

Anderson Fortes was under contract until June 2027, and the club currently sharing the top spot in the Liga Placard with Benfica did not make negotiations easy, insisting on the payment of the release clause. However, Rui Costa had no issue and loosened the purse strings.

Anderson Fortes will be added to the list of players not trained locally. As such, one of the current players under Cassiano Klein at Benfica will need to leave: Léo Gugiel (goalkeeper), Peléh (winger), Artur (winger), Diego Nunes (winger), Jacaré (pivot), or Higor (pivot).

Regarding the latter, as reported in the Glorioso 1904 Exclusive this Thursday, Benfica intends to move forward with a contract renewal for the Brazilian pivot. Higor has raised his level in recent months and is now one of the key players in the futsal team of the Club of Luz, which was crowned National Champion in 24/25.

Last season, wearing the Leões de Porto Salvo jersey, Anderson Fortes scored 16 goals in 33 matches for the main team. The 21-year-old Angolan winger was one of the standout figures for the team from Linha and is now preparing to make the leap to Benfica and fight for titles.

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