Deal done! Tiago Gouveia leaves Benfica, brings in millions for the club | OneFootball

Tiago Gouveia is indeed leaving Benfica and will join Nice on loan, with a mandatory purchase clause by the club from the south of France at the end of the current season. The deal is expected to bring between 8 to 10 million euros to the coffers of the Eagles.

The newspaper Record also reports that the 24-year-old winger has already bid farewell to Benfica's main squad, after the Eagles' 1-0 victory against Fenerbahçe, which secured their qualification for the regular phase of the Champions League.

The same source further states that this was not the plan for either party, but the limited playing time that Tiago Gouveia has been accumulating with the Eagles ended up being decisive in the decision. This season, the forward has only accumulated 18 minutes in the Benfica jersey, having played a total of 363' last season.

Tiago Gouveia, who did most of his training at Benfica, is thus looking for a team where he can have a greater role, especially in his position, considering that the right winger played under the condition of a right-back for much of the minutes he accumulated with the Eagles.

It is important to remember that, at the beginning of last season, still with Roger Schmidt in charge, Tiago Gouveia was close to leaving Benfica. However, the performance against Casa Pia, where he scored a goal and provided an assist, halted the deal, and shortly after, the winger ended up suffering a serious injury, spending much of the season in recovery.

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