Benfica, Porto and Sporting fight for top talent, tough for Rui Costa | OneFootball

Benfica, Porto, and Sporting have entered a heated dispute over the signing of Yassir Zabiri. The information, conveyed by expert Ekrem Konur, places the three giants of Portuguese football in an intense race for the young forward. Rui Costa - who already had the athlete on his radar - is urgently monitoring the situation, knowing that the player is one of the most coveted assets at the moment in the national market.

Yassir Zabiri targeted by Benfica, Sporting, Porto, and more

Besides the strong internal interest, there are several foreign clubs closely watching the striker. Marseille, Sevilla, Atalanta, and Borussia Dortmund are closely following the athlete's progress in Minho week after week. This extensive list of heavyweight suitors promises to inflate the price, complicating the approach planned by the Benfica structure shortly.

Rui Costa thus faces an extremely difficult mission in negotiations. Although the market value is set at 4 million euros, the Famalicão officials demand a much higher amount to release their jewel. Benfica will necessarily have to loosen the purse strings if they want to overcome the fierce competition that looms.

The footballer's value skyrocketed after a stellar performance at the recent Under-20 World Cup. The young player helped the Moroccan national team win the coveted trophy and was named the best player of the tournament. With five precise shots during the tournament, the athlete demonstrated an impressive killer instinct that convinced observers worldwide.

This season, wearing the Famalicão jersey, Yassir Zabiri – valued at 4 million euros – played 12 games: 10 in the Liga Portugal Betclic and two in the Portuguese Cup.

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