Attention! Benfica target just got cheaper | OneFootball

Ricardo Velho finally made his debut for Gençlerbirligi, a team in the Turkish first division. The use of the former Farense goalkeeper, who was once strongly linked to Benfica in the transfer market, saved the Turkish club from paying 200,000 euros to the Algarve club.

Ricardo Velho has been occupying the position of substitute at Gençlerbirligi, but was started as a starter in the team's last match, ultimately playing a crucial role in the 2-1 victory. However, his participation in that match was due to a contractual issue, which made the goalkeeper 200,000 euros cheaper for the Turkish club - they would have been obliged to return the player to Farense and pay that amount to the Algarve club if the Portuguese player had not played by yesterday.

After the match, the Gençlerbirligi coach commented on the situation: "A clause in his contract stipulated his departure if he didn't play in this match, and also required the payment of 200,000 euros. We wanted to protect the club with this decision, and he did not disappoint us with his performance".

"Ehran is a very valuable goalkeeper for the club, and I am pleased with him, but there was this contractual issue," added the Gençlerbirligi coach, regarding the team's main goalkeeper. The truth is that Ricardo Velho made a great save as the game was ending, to secure his team's lead.

"It was a very important and valuable victory. We played against a strong opponent, with very good players, and we performed well, justifying the three points," concluded the Gençlerbirligi coach, satisfied with his team despite the change in goal.

Check out here the great save by the goalkeeper who was linked to Benfica:

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