Benfica are set to receive an additional €1.5M from Spanish side Espanyol from clauses that were added as part of the sale of Raul de Tomas by the Lisbon side in January. De Tomas has appeared in more then ten total games and scored five times since arriving, clinching Benfica the bonus money on top of the €20M that was paid to acquire the 25 year old striker. Benfica will also receive as part of the original deal an additional 20% on any future sale by Espanyol, which could actually come very soon with the Catalan club heading to the second division next season after being relegated. Espanyol are also set to return Facundo Ferreyra back to Benfica at the end of the season with the strikers 18 month loan spell coming to an end.
Benfica travels north to take on Famalicao in Week 31 action as they look to build on last weeks impressive win over Boavista and continue the chase for top spot in Portugal as the season winds down. Nelson Verissimo will continue to manage the squad until seasons end on an intern basis and he has announced his second squad selection. Benfica will take on Famalicao tomorrow at 9:30pm WEST and will dress
20 players from the list below.
Keepers- Vlachodimos, Mile Svilar, Ivan Zlobin
Defenders- Tomas Tavares, Jardel, Ruben Dias, Ferro, Nuno Tavares, Andre Almeida
Midfielders- Chiquinho, Pizzi, Franco Cervi, Rafa Silva, Samaris, Florentino, Julian Weigl, Zivkovic, Gabriel
Forwards- Carlos Vinicius, Jota, Dyego Sousa, Seferovic
Benfica have added their name along with other European clubs who have interest in Barcelona's U20 French international Jean-Clair Todibo. Barcelona acquired Todibo from Toulouse in the winter of 2019 and loaned the center back to German side Schalke this past January were he appeared in 13 games across all competitions. Schalke declined to pick up the €25M buy option that was attached with the loan but Barcelona are still looking to move on from the youngster which could be had for around €18M. Benfica are weighting their options with the likely departure of current starting center back Ruben Dias during the summer transfer window and have also been linked to center backs Robin Koch of Freiburg and Ruben Semedo of Olympiakos.
