Benfica look set to loan out Alfa Semedo again this season after the midfielder spent the second half of the season last year on loan at Espanyol. Wigan are said to be the club interested in receiving Semedo's services as they battle in the English second tier championship. Benfica and Wigan have been in discussions about forming a partnership in which players would be loaned between the two clubs with Semedo being the first player of this negotiation. Benfica acquired Semedo last summer from Moreirense for €2.5M and the midfielder appeared in five league games and three Champions League games scoring in one of those appearances.
Benfica SAD announced earlier this week that Atletico Madrid have offered the club €126M to acquire 19 year old Joao Felix. The transfer if it went through would be the highest transfer in the history of the Portuguese game and the third highest transfer of all time only behind Neymar and Mbappe. Joao Felix has a buy out clause of €120M but Atletico's offer of €126M does not trigger the buy out clause because Atletico's offer would pay Benfica in installments, because of this Benfica has the option to accept or decline the deal presented to them. Atletico Madrid has already agreed to an annual salary of €3.5M a season with Felix and the deal will include a buy out clause of €350M.
Benfica have interest in Boavista's Gambian striker Yusuapha Njie. Njie has been gathering interest from Portugal's bigger clubs after his fine play towards the end of the season. Njie who missed the majority of the season due to a meniscus injury appeared in eleven league games for the Porto club scoring four times. Boavista acquired Njie in the summer of 2018 from Moroccan club FUS Rabat for €400,000 after Njie spent the 2017/18 season on loan at Boavista. Benfica have spent the start of the off season with their eyes on strikers around the globe as they look to beef up the position.
