With Sporting in the mix, Rafa Silva reacts to Benfica interest | OneFootball

Rafa Silva has made it clear that in Portugal, he only intends to play for Benfica. Despite recently being linked to Sporting, the former Portuguese international continues to make headlines due to a potential return to his country, but it will never be to sign with the Alvalade Club.

This assurance, reported by the newspaper Record, has already reached the ears of Rui Costa and the rest of the Benfica football structure. Meanwhile, Frederico Varandas is also comfortable with this decision by Rafa Silva, as Sporting had completely ruled out this possibility, as reported by Leonino, Exclusively.

It is worth noting that the player is in conflict with the Istanbul club and wants to leave. However, according to our newspaper's findings from a source close to the process, the high salary earned by Rafa Silva, along with his 32 years of age, makes any negotiation with the SAD led by Frederico Varandas unfeasible.

Recently, the Portuguese even heard some words from his coach, Sergen Yalçin: "If Rafa Silva works, he receives his gear in the locker room, puts it on, goes on the field, and plays. As long as he works, he makes up for his absence from training."

Besiktas demands 15 million euros to release the Portuguese player. Rafa Silva – valued at 7 million euros – is in his second season in Turkey. In total, the footballer has scored 23 goals and provided 15 assists in 65 games, without winning any titles.

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