Benfica are aiming to sign Betic goalkeeper Rui Silva to replace German-Greek Odysseas Vlachodimos, who the Lisbon club is set to transfer to Nottingham Forest for 10 million euros. As published by zerozero and copied by various Portuguese media, Benfica has reached an agreement with Rui Silva’s agents and is waiting to close the deal with Real Betis, to whom it is ready to offer between 10 and 12 million euros, according to the aforementioned information.
At Betis, they are aware of Benfica’s interest in Rui Silva, although they have not yet received a formal offer for the footballer, which, if it comes, will be carefully studied, because there is no one who cannot be transferred to the Verdiblanco club . Rui Silva, 29, arrived at Real Betis on a free transfer two summers ago from Granada and in these two campaigns he has replaced Claudio Bravo, 40, who is now injured.
Rui Silva has played a total of 63 games with Real Betis since his arrival, while Claudio Bravo has played 44 in the last two seasons. Benfica is the current champion of the Portuguese Primeira Liga and will play in the Champions League again this coming season. Currently, they are the only goalkeepers of the first team of Real Betis, because the third is the Galician Fran Vieites (24 years old), from the subsidiary, where there is great hope, even if the idea of Betis is sold to Rui Silva is to bring another proven goalkeeper.
Source: La Verdad
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