Rui Costa moves with €15m to land Isco’s former teammate for Benfica | OneFootball

15 million euros: this is the amount set by Rui Costa to secure the signing of Carlos Álvarez. According to the latest news coming from Spain, the Clube da Luz has already met with Levante officials regarding the 22-year-old right winger, who was a teammate of Isco when both played for Sevilla.

According to the latest information, Levante will only let Carlos Álvarez go for a fee between 20 and 25 million euros. However, Benfica does not intend to reach those figures and is willing to put something like 15 million euros on the table for the Spaniard.

This week, Héctor Rodas, a Levante official, was asked about Benfica’s interest, as well as that of other clubs, in Carlos Álvarez. The senior official of the Spanish club made a point of stressing that the club has no need to sell, which complicates negotiations with the Eagles.

“Carlos is our reference point, we trust him a lot. The market is open and we’ll see what happens, but at the moment there is still no concrete offer. No, there is no need to sell. We haven’t spoken to him because there’s nothing to discuss, there is no concrete proposal,” said the Levante official.

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

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