Benfica acquire striker Raul de Tomas from Real Madrid

Benfica have acquired Real Madrid striker Raul de Tomas for €20M and signed him for five seasons with a buy out clause of €100M. The 24 year old striker spent last season on loan with Spanish side Rayo Vallecano, appearing in 33 league games and scoring 14 times. De Tomas has been a member of Real Madrid since 2004 when he joined their youth side but his only appearance with the main club occurred in the 2014/15 season as he appeared in a Copa del Rey game. De Tomas will earn an annual salary of €2M with the Lisbon club and will be counted on to take up the spot of striker Jonas who is set to announce his retirement from football.