Benfica keen to move for Rafa Silva, but only under one condition | OneFootball

Benfica will move for Rafa Silva if the player parts ways with Besiktas. According to reports, the club’s management, led by Rui Costa, wants to sign the Portuguese international, but prefers to wait until the 32-year-old footballer ends his contract with the Istanbul club.

As reported by the newspaper Record this Monday, November 17, Benfica intends to bring in the player, but is willing to wait for him to terminate his contract. The same source reveals that this stance is taken as a sign of respect towards Besiktas, a club with which the Eagles have done several deals in recent times.

According to the sports daily, José Mourinho is a great admirer of Rafa Silva’s qualities and has already made it known to the board that he considers the player would be a very useful addition to the squad, as early as January. However, the Eagles will not be alone in the race for Rafa Silva, with Sporting also getting involved.

On the other hand, it is known that Benfica will not offer a contract similar to the one Rafa currently enjoys at Besiktas. The player, it should be noted, earns around 9 million euros per year in Istanbul, a figure far above the 2.2 million euros net he earned at Luz, one of the reasons that led him to leave the club.

Rafa Silva – valued at 7 million euros – represented Benfica for eight seasons (2016/17 to 2023/24), having cost the Eagles’ coffers 16 million euros. In total, the former Portuguese international posted impressive numbers in the Sacred Mantle: 326 games, 94 goals, 67 assists, and eight titles, including three National Championships.

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