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

Tiago Gouveia is indeed leaving Benfica and will be reinforcing Nice on loan, with a mandatory purchase clause by the southern French club at the end of the current season. The deal is expected to yield between 8 to 10 million euros to the coffers of the Reds.

The Record newspaper also reports that the 24-year-old winger has already said goodbye to Benfica's main squad, after the Eagles' victory over Fenerbahçe by 1-0, which culminated in the qualification for the regular phase of the Champions League.

The same source also reports that this was not the plan for either party, but the little playing time that Tiago Gouveia has been accumulating at the Reds ended up being decisive in the decision. This season the forward has only played 18 minutes with the Benfica shirt, 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 as a right-back for most of the minutes he accumulated as an Eagle.

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

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