Benfica raise the stakes for Carlos Álvarez, but deal remains tricky | OneFootball

Benfica continues to attempt the signing of Carlos Álvarez. Even after officially purchasing Georgiy Sudakov from Shaktar Donetsk, the club's officials are still looking to add quality to Bruno Lage's squad, and are willing to go up to 15 million euros for the Spanish winger.

However, according to the newspaper Record, as of today, August 31, the club is not willing to go beyond 15 million euros, as they believe this to be a fair price for the 22-year-old player's pass. However, this is where the two teams disagree, since from Levante's point of view, the bar is set at 20M€.

Carlos Álvarez is the target desired by the eagles and, in this sense, being a priority case, Benfica intends to close the deal as quickly as possible, in order to register the 22-year-old player in time for the Portugal League lists. Faced with an imminent departure of the Spaniard, the local press reports that the Valencian emblem already has a replacement identified.

While the Levante winger is seen as a priority for the red and white structure, with Rui Costa at the helm, the eagles have other options on the table if the deal does not go well. Among the existing options is Dodi Lukebakio, however, the values demanded by Sevilla do not please Benfica.

Last season, with the Levante shirt, Carlos Álvarez - valued at 6 million euros - played 43 matches, having counted 3,424 minutes. In total, the 22-year-old right winger scored seven goals and made 12 assists, being one of the main figures of the team led by Spanish coach Julián Calero.

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