Transfer market heats up: Benfica join the race for Lorenzo Lucca | OneFootball

Benfica is ready to fight for Lorenzo Lucca. According to reports, despite the identified obstacles, the Clube da Luz is not giving up on securing the services of the Italian forward, whose profile matches the characteristics defined by José Mourinho for the new striker of the Eagles.

Despite strong competition from clubs like Nottingham Forest, the newspaper A Bola reveals that Benfica has maintained significant contacts with Napoli, aiming to continue negotiations for the Neapolitans' number 27.

The same source explains that the plan of Clube da Luz is to secure a loan for the 25-year-old player. However, the objectives of the team led by Antonio Conte are different, as the Italian club is forced to sell the athlete to gain financial leeway to strengthen the squad, in accordance with UEFA's rules.

Nevertheless, Napoli's management does not completely rule out the possibility of loaning Lorenzo Lucca to Benfica until the end of the current season. For the deal to materialize, however, the Italian club intends to include a mandatory purchase clause to be activated in the summer of 2026.

This season, playing for Napoli, Lorenzo Lucca — valued at 25 million euros — has played 20 official matches: 14 in Serie A, four in the Champions League, one in the Super Cup, and one in the Italian Cup. In the 570 minutes played, the forward, who has a contract valid until June 2028, scored two goals.

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