Federico Coletta joins Benfica, Roma midfielder is deadline surprise | OneFootball

This is one of the big surprises of the last day of the transfer window. By all indications, Federico Coletta is set to become a Benfica player. According to information released by Fabrizio Romano, the young Roma midfielder is preparing to join the Eagles in a deal expected to be worth 1 million euros.

“Benfica has reached an agreement to sign the 18-year-old midfielder Federico Coletta from Roma. The U19 international joins Benfica in a surprising last-day transfer, for 1 million euros,” reveals Fabrizio Romano in a post on social network X, this Monday, September 1st.

It remains to be seen whether Federico Coletta will join Benfica to be part of the first team, led by Bruno Lage, or if he will play for the reserves, under the orders of Nélson Veríssimo. The midfielder was one of the top prospects in Roma’s youth ranks, despite not yet having played for the first team.

In addition to Federico Coletta, Benfica is expected to officially announce the signing of Dodi Lukebakio within a few hours. The winger, who has already spoken as a new signing for the Eagles, arrives from Sevilla and will cost the club around 20 million euros, plus an additional fee depending on the achievement of certain objectives.

Wearing Roma’s shirt last season, Federico Coletta played 36 matches for the youth team, scoring 11 goals, showing an impressive scoring instinct for a midfielder. No details are yet known about the contract that will link the player to the Eagles.

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