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Benfica is very close to closing the signing of Salomé Prat to reinforce the squad of the eagles' women's team. According to what has been found out, the 23-year-old player is one step away from becoming the latest player in Ivan Baptista's squad, after a season with good performances in 2024/25.

A Bola newspaper writes, in this Friday's edition, August 22, that the negotiations between the red and whites and the Torreense team, one of the sensation emblems of the last season, have already entered the final stretch, with only a few details left to be ironed out regarding the player's transfer to Luz.

23-year-old French player Prat arrived at the Oeste emblem from the United States of America, where she represented the Iowa State Cyclones. Last season, with the Torreense jersey, the player played 30 official games, scoring six goals and making three assists.

However, it is worth remembering that one of the goals scored by the French player is a bad memory for the Benfica team, since Prat was one of the players who sealed the defeat of the inspiradoras in the final of the Taa de Portugal, where they lost the trophy, precisely to the current team of the 23-year-old player.

Salomé is the solution found for Ivan Baptista's team, which is preparing for the Supertaça feminina. After the failed signing of Hayley Raso from Tottenham, Prat is preparing to be the fourth athlete to reinforce the national champions, after Ana Borges, Diana Silva, and Diana Gomes.

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