Last updated: Jan 01, 2026, 9:20 PM
Turkish superpower Besiktas and Rafa Silva are at loggerheads. There are now rumors that the top club wants to push the player to the exit, partly through minor bullying.
The Portuguese winger was one of Besiktas’ most important players last season. As a wing attacker, he scored twelve goals and provided six assists.
At the beginning of this season, the Portuguese played almost all matches, but now seems to have ended up sidetracked. He was injured in November and has only been on the bench once since. He was no longer selected in the top match against Fenerbahçe.
The relationship between Silva and trainer Sergen Yalçın had probably already cooled, but deteriorated further after statements by the coach to Fans. “He trains. Or training? He comes to fulfill his contract. If I had to give him a grade for his attitude in training, from zero to ten, he would get a zero.”
“I don’t know if he will stay. He is the most expensive player in the team and does not want to help Besiktas. What can I do? If he starts training again as a professional footballer, the door will open again,” the coach said at the time.
Now Oktay Derioglu, former Besiktas player, reports ESH Spór that the club is trying to push Silva to the exit through minor bullying. For example, he was allegedly instructed to report to the training field at 4:00 am. He would not have responded to that.
According to the former international, the labor dispute has been submitted to FIFA. There is a chance that Silva will make a transfer this winter. According to To Ball a return to Benfica is a possibility.
