Benfica reignite interest in striker shining in Portugal | OneFootball

Exclusive Glorioso 1904 - Benfica is already thinking about the January market, to meet some of José Mourinho's needs at the Eagles

Benfica is interested in Clayton to strengthen the attack front of the Club of Light. Our Journal reveals, in this Exclusive Glorioso 1904, that the striker from Rio Ave is of interest to the red structure, which even considers moving forward with the signing in the winter market.

Benfica started the season with Bruno Lage in charge of the team, and with a summer market where the former Eagles coach had a say in the choices, thinking about the system he wanted to implement in the red team during the 2025/26 season.

Despite the record investment, the start of the season did not go well for Bruno Lage, who was fired by Rui Costa in mid-September, and replaced a few days later by José Mourinho, who thus made his return to Luz. However, he encountered a squad that he did not choose, and in which he identified some gaps, particularly in the attack front.

Now, the number of goals scored by Benfica so far has been one of the factors causing discontent in the red structure, very unlike the defensive record presented so far. Therefore, the Eagles' board is considering a possible move for Clayton, the striker from Rio Ave who has been shining in the Liga Portugal Betclic in recent years.

The striker from Rio Ave, who even received the award for best player of the month of September from Liga Portugal Betclic, has so far played eight matches in the 2025/26 season, all of them counting for the national championship. In these matches, he has so far scored six goals, to which he added two assists, a record that has so far caught the attention of Benfica.

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