Who says January, says opening of the winter transfer window. And at the start of 2025, some clubs are preparing to jump on the few cheap opportunities that will present themselves to them. One of them is António Silva, a young 21-year-old central defender, who plays for SL Benfica, and who is attracting the interest of several big teams. If initially there was very little doubt as to the fact that his future would be in a high-class club, we mainly imagined that the reasons would be, primarily, sporting.
Indeed, the young man is already starting his third professional season, is a Portuguese international and is considered one of the future best players in his position. However, since October 2, the man who had established himself as an indisputable starter within the Lisbon squad, has only started six of the 19 matches that were possible for him to play. The fault lies in a less convincing performance and the emergence of Tomás Araújowho plays alongside world champion Nicolas Otamendi. In recent weeks, rumors of a departure began to emerge.
According to information from journalist Nicolo Schira, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona would be – just like the Juventuswhich seems to be the club most inclined to welcome António Silva – come to the news. The latter specifies that the native of Viseu would like to leave the Portuguese capital in the coming days. The break with his favorite club seems complete.
Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
