The 24 year old Luxembourg international has been with the German club since joining their youth side in the summer of 2016. He has gone on to star with the main squad, appearing in 134 games across all competitions, scoring nine goals while providing eleven helpers.
Benfica are hoping to land the box to box midfielder as a potential replacement for their own free agent midfielder, in Chiquinho, who is also currently free to sign with any club, although the players differ in style.
Benfica is set to pay Estudiantes €9M for 90% of Rollheiser's pass, with the Argentinian club retaining 10% for a future sale of the player. The signing of Rollheiser could also signal the end of Angel di Maria's return to the club, as the 35 year old's contract is up in the summer.
Santos will also be entitled to 10% of the future sale of the 20 year old by Benfica. Leonardo has scored 54 goals while at Santos, with 42 of those goals coming in the past two seasons. Benfica will now look to move one of their three strikers to make room for Leonardo, with the likely candidate being summer signing Arthur Cabral, who has struggled since joining the club.
