Surprise! Trubin tipped to leave Benfica for Real Madrid for... €20m | OneFootball

Anatoliy Trubin has been linked with Real Madrid in this transfer window. The Benfica goalkeeper has emerged as one of the options being considered by Los Blancos to cover a possible departure of Andriy Lunin, who could leave the Santiago Bernabéu in the coming weeks.

According to the Ukrainian press, if Madrid’s backup goalkeeper leaves the Spanish club, José Mourinho will have to find a new understudy for Thibaut Courtois, with Trubin being one of the names on the table. The Portuguese coach knows the 24-year-old goalkeeper well, having worked with him at Benfica during the last season.

The same source writes that Benfica’s SAD is willing to negotiate the player for €20 million. The figures from a potential sale, however, would not go entirely in the Eagles’ favor. When Trubin was signed from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2023, it was agreed that the Ukrainian club would be entitled to 40% of the capital gain from any future transfer.

It should be remembered that Benfica invested €10 million to sign the goalkeeper, with that amount potentially rising by another €1 million if certain objectives are met. Therefore, if Trubin is sold for the amount Benfica are asking, a significant share of the financial return will go into Shakhtar Donetsk’s coffers.

Interestingly, Trubin produced one of the most memorable moments of his time at the Luz precisely against Real Madrid. In the league phase of the Champions League, the goalkeeper scored a goal in the closing moments of the match, securing Benfica’s qualification for the next stage of the competition.

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