Signing a winger is not Benfica’s only focus for the attack in this winter market and, you know what More footballthere is a strong search for a striker to shadow Vangelis Pavlidis.
After the attempt by the Italian Lorenzo Lucca, who is on loan from Udinese to Naples, was frustrated, the Reds started looking at more viable options, including the Nigerian Rafiu Durosinmi.
Viktoria Plzen’s offensive reference, Durosinmi has the profile desired by José Mourinho: powerful, physically strong and with a constant presence in the opponent’s area. No less important, it is at the end of its contract (until June 2026), which could facilitate a possible negotiation.
Rafiu Durosinmi, 22 years old, trained in Czech football, having started at MFK Karviná and heading to Plzen in 2023. This season, he has already scored 13 goals in 30 official games.
Extremes in the crosshairs
Having secured the signing of the versatile Cape Verdean full-back Sidny Cabral, from Estrela da Amadora, Benfica is now working to close the arrival of a winger as soon as possible, with two Brazilians topping the list of priority targets: André Luiz, from Rio Ave, and Wesley, from the Saudis of Al Nassr.
