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It was stated that the negotiations between Beşiktaş and Benfica regarding the transfer of Rafa Silva have been concluded. According to the news, the parties reached an agreement after the last contacts. Thus, it was stated that the numerical differences that were on the agenda before were eliminated and all obstacles to the transfer were eliminated.
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According to the latest news from TRT Spor, an agreement was reached between Beşiktaş and Benfica regarding the transfer of Rafa Silva. According to the news, Benfica will pay a transfer fee of 6 million euros to Beşiktaş for Rafa Silva. It was reported that the agreement also included a performance-related bonus clause of 1 million euros. Thus, the total cost of the transfer could reach up to 7 million euros.
In the news published in the Portuguese press A Bola, it was emphasized that Benfica’s current financial relations with Beşiktaş played a decisive role in the Rafa Silva transfer. Accordingly, it was stated that the Portuguese team will receive a guarantee fee of 25 million euros and a performance-related bonus of 5 million euros from Beşiktaş within the scope of the Orkun Kökçü transfer, and will also earn 10 million euros in July from the sale of the remaining 50 percent of Gedson Fernandes’ transfer rights. It was shared that the amounts in question were on the table as an offsetting element in the payments to be made for the Rafa transfer.
The 32-year-old offensive player, who joined the squad in the 2024 summer transfer window, managed to become one of the team’s top scorers during the time. However, after the bad results and the changes of president and coach in Beşiktaş, it was stated that Rafa Silva was not happy with this situation and wanted to leave the team. When long meetings with President Serdal Adalı and Sergen Yalçın did not yield any results, the star player left the team alone in recent months. Silva, who played 65 matches for Beşiktaş, scored 23 goals and 16 assists.
