Rui Costa has a clear plan for António Silva at Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica is preparing an improvement to António Silva's contract, with an eye on renewal. One of Rui Costa's main objectives is to increase the defender's salary to reward him for his good performances, although there have not yet been any contacts between the Club and the player.

The information comes from the newspaper Record, which also adds that the club's management intends to extend the contract with the 21-year-old, which ends in 2027. António Silva has gained an increasingly important role in Bruno Lage's squad at the start of this season, even becoming one of the captains of Benfica.

Rui Costa therefore believes that António Silva's current salary is below the responsibilities he assumes in the squad led by Bruno Lage, considering that, in addition to what has already been described, he started in six of the eight matches played by Benfica this season.

António Silva has a release clause set at 100 million euros and, despite attracting interest from several European clubs, Rui Costa's desire is to keep the player trained at Seixal, in order to fulfill his 'dream' of seeing António Silva and Tomás Araújo as the starting central defensive pair of the Clube da Luz.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, António Silva – valued at 32 million euros – has played 7 matches: four in the Champions League, two in the Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 552 minutes he was chosen by Bruno Lage, the central defender performed at a high level.

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