Official: Bruno Varela leaves Guimarães for Saudi Arabia | OneFootball

Bruno Varela's departure from Vitória de Guimaães is confirmed. The former Benfica player has left Portugal and has been officially announced as a reinforcement for Al Hazem of Saudi Arabia. The goalkeeper, originally from Cape Verde, leaves the conquerors without the club receiving any value from his transfer to the Middle East.

The confirmation came from the emblem itself, during last Tuesday, August 26, revealing that it reached an agreement with Bruno Varela, to settle the contract termination, which linked the two parties until the end of this season. Free in the market, the Cape Verdean international headed to the Saudi emblem as the press had already advanced.

Thus, Bruno Varela becomes another familiar face from Portuguese football and Benfica heading to these parts, after names like Jorge Jesus, João Félix. João Cancelo or Marcos Leonardo. Ready to reinforce the Al Hazem team, the 30-year-old athlete is ready to be a rival of these names and Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al Nassr.

The imminent departure from Guimarães was sealed the moment the ex-Benfiquista stopped being part of Luís Pinto's squad, still in the pre-season, with the vimaranenses preparing the official start of the new season, which is now heading for the 4th round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

This will be the 30-year-old goalkeeper's third experience abroad, after spells at Valladolid and Ajax. Before definitively heading to the vitorianos, Bruno Varela - valued at 2.5 million euros - completed all his training at Benfica, where he reached the senior squad. In the main team of the incarnates, the goalkeeper played 35 official matches. With the Sacred Mantle, the goalkeeper won a Portugal Cup and a Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

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