Barcelona eye Mourinho’s Benfica starlet, talks already underway | OneFootball

Gonçalo Oliveira, a player that José Mourinho is a fan of, is on Barcelona's radar. The center-back has a contract with Benfica until 2027.

Barcelona is interested in taking Gonçalo Oliveira from Benfica. According to information advanced by the Spanish press, the historic Spanish emblem has already asked about the young center-back, of whom José Mourinho is a great admirer, having even already called him to the main team.

According to the same source, Barcelona has already had conversations with the player's representatives. The informal meeting with Carlos Gonçalves and António Casanova, from Pro Eleven, took place before the reception to PSG, in which, interestingly, another player from Benfica's academy put on a show.

On September 25, in an exclusive Glorioso 1904, our Newspaper reported on Benfica's intention to renew the contract with Gonçalo Oliveira, as well as the state of negotiations at that time: "The conversations with the player's representatives, although informally, have already started".

Gonçalo Oliveira has a contract with Benfica until 2027 and, in this sense, the eagles' officials intend to accelerate the negotiations, which they believe can reach a good port. The last extension of the 19-year-old center-back's contract with the incarnates occurred in July 2024.

So far this season, while playing for Benfica, Gonçalo Oliveira has played three matches: two in the Second League and one in the UEFA Youth League. In the 225 minutes he was on the pitch, the young center-back scored a goal, in the one-all draw of the eagles' secondary team against Leixões.

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