Argentinian central defender Nicolas Otamendi who arrived at Benfica in 2020 extends until 2025 with the reds and whites.
Argentinian international Nicolas Otamendi has extended his contract for two more seasons with Benfica Lisbon, where he has been playing since 2020, the Lisbon club announced on its website on Friday evening.
Benfica reached a “accord» pour «extend player’s contract until June 30, 2025“, specifies the club in a press release. “We will continue to dream together until 2025“, reacted the 35-year-old player, world champion with Argentina, in a video published by his club. The captain of the team, who has played at Benfica for three seasons, has 127 games for three goals with the club Eagles and more than 11,300 minutes of play.
He arrived at Benfica at the start of the 2020/21 season from Manchester City. Before that, he had also played in Valencia, at FC Porto after his debut in his country at Velez Sarsfield. Benfica should also soon announce the arrival of a new recruit.
According to Portuguese sports media, Orkun Kokcu, the 22-year-old Turkish midfielder from Feyenoord Rotterdam, is already in Lisbon to sign with Benfica. The amount of the transfer could reach 30 million euros.
