Club Brugge is still in the running to bring Rafa Silva to Belgium. The Portuguese attacker is also keen on a transfer to Olympia. But the price tag is still too high.
Dévy Rigaux has repeated several times in recent weeks that an extra striker is not a priority. Yet Club Brugge is working behind the scenes on an incoming transfer.
Rafa Silva is still emphatically on the radar of blue-black. The 32-year-old Portuguese absolutely wants to leave Besiktas JK and has submitted a formal transfer request to the club.
Price tag of… ten million euros
Yet Besiktas does not intend to simply let Silva leave. The Turkish top club has hung a price tag of ten million euros around his neck. For comparison: Transfer market estimates its market value at five million euros.
The Turkish media know that Club Brugge is specifically interested. The only comment: is blue-black prepared to invest ten million euros in a 32-year-old player? We don’t have to give the answer.
Competition from Portugal and Saudi Arabia
Moreover, there is competition. SL Benfica wants to bring Silva back to Portugal. Saudi Arabia is also interested in signing the 25-time Portuguese international – he was once worth thirty million euros.
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