Benfica bid €34m for Mahrez’s teammate… but get turned down | OneFootball

Mohamed Amoura is getting closer to joining Benfica. The Eagles have once again submitted an offer to Wolfsburg, a teammate of Mahrez in the Algerian national team, who is the preferred target of the Benfica board to join the main squad under Bruno Lage.

The newspaper L'Equipe, a renowned French media outlet, reported on the night of Monday, August 18, that Benfica sent a new and improved offer to Wolfsburg for Mohamed Amoura, worth 28 million euros fixed, plus six million based on objectives. The Germans refused, but the Eagles remain hopeful.

The newspaper Record reports, in its Tuesday edition, August 19, that there have been developments regarding this matter in recent hours, and that Mohamed Amoura is, in fact, closer to becoming a Benfica player, despite the most recent refusal from his club.

After initially demanding 40 million to release the player, Wolfsburg now seems to have slightly lowered that figure to around 35 million euros. Considering Benfica's offer, which comes close to the amount requested by the Germans, the expectation from all three parties is that the deal will eventually go through.

The player himself seems happy with the possible move to Luz. The national press writes that part of the reason Wolfsburg lowered their asking price has to do with the player's desire to leave for Benfica, and that, in fact, he has already accepted the terms proposed by the Eagles to sign the contract.

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