Rui Costa ready to let Benfica’s three-time champion go for €20 million | OneFootball

Benfica is willing to release Florentino Luís for a fee around 20 million euros. According to the latest information, due to the player's limited use, Rui Costa has lowered the demands for the midfielder, who is a three-time champion with the Clube da Luz, but the deal will only be finalized after the Benfica - Fenerbahçe match.

Florentino Luís has several interested parties from quite diverse locations. In Saudi Arabia, Al Ahli is closely monitoring the Benfica midfielder. In Europe, clubs like Napoli, Roma, and Everton are great admirers of the 26-year-old athlete from Clube da Luz.

Initially, Benfica set 30 million as the price for which they would let Florentino Luís leave Luz. However, also understanding the player's desire to be more utilized - as he has been losing more and more space - the club's officials are willing to lower that amount, facilitating this operation.

In the only match where he was a starter so far, Florentino Luís had a night to forget. In Benfica's away match against Fenerbahçe, the midfielder was sent off, receiving two yellow cards, and consequently a red, in a few minutes, leaving the team short-handed for the second leg (Wednesday, 8:00 PM, Estádio da Luz).

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, after having played 45 matches in 2024/25, Florentino Luís - valued at 22 million euros - has only played six games: three in the Champions League, two in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 134 matches where he was an option for Bruno Lage, the midfielder scored one goal, against Nice.

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