Benfica hope to sign new contract with Otamendi

Benfica are pushing forward in new contract discussions with current captain Nicolas Otamendi who's contract is set to expire at the conclusion of the this season. The 35 year old center back has been a member of the club since the summer of 2020 and has appeared in 118 games across all competitions, the regular in the clubs starting XI, Otamendi has scored two goals while providing two helpers. Otamendi has been vital in the grooming of the clubs 19 year old star center back Antonio Silva.

Benfica players depart for International break

The international break is upon us once again and a group of Benfica players have departed to represent their countries during this current break which will see a total of ten Benfica players away from this squad.

Players who will be representing their countries:

Portugal - Goncalo Ramos, Joao Mario, Antonio Silva

Portugal U21 - Samuel Soares

Argentina - Nicolas Otamendi

Croatia - Petar Musa

Norway - Fredrik Aursnes

Greece - Odysseas Vlachodimos

Denmark - Alexander Bah

Norway U19 - Andreas Schjelderup

Benfica interested in Nantes keeper

Benfica are already looking at upgrades for next season and according to reports out of France are interested in Nantes starting keeper Alban Lafont. The 24 year old who has been with Nantes since the summer of 2019 has not only caught the attention of the Portuguese giants but of clubs around Europe.

Lafont's name has also been mentioned as a potential future member of France's national side after having already appeared for all of his nations youth squads. Lafont has appeared in 144 games for Nantes across all competitions and posted 35 clean sheets in that time. Lafont also spent a season in Italy as a member of Fiorentina during the 2018/19 season.