In-form Benfica managed to resist Paris Saint-Germain twice in the last fortnight (both times 1:1), they presented themselves in a very good light and now they could pay dearly for it – by losing one of the most talented players. As reported by some French media, Luis Campos completely “lost his head” for the 18-year-old stopper of the club from Lisbon, Antonio Silva.🚨 PSG are heavily interested in signing Antonio Silva and are desperate to beat Real Madrid and Manchester City to his signature.The 18-year old defender has a €100m release clause at Benfica and is a Jorge Mendes client.(Source: Le10 Sport) pic.twitter.com/38EmUbDDpP— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) October 20, 2022 This guy was also targeted by PSG this summer. Then Campos tried to ‘deceive’ the Portuguese, asking for a young stopper along with money, all in exchange for Julian Draxler, but Benfica’s management flatly refused such an arrangement. Antonio Silva played only 11 games in his professional career… SilvaUnited are thinking about January: Goncalo Ramos already contactedTurns out they made a good decision. At that moment, Silva had not yet made his debut in senior football, but it turned out that he is also ready for big things and that Benfica would earn much more from him than from some small-time deals with PSG. The guy took advantage of injuries to Lucas Verissimo and Joao Victor this fall jumped into the first team and played 11 games, which was enough to confirm his extraordinary talent. The Portuguese public is even whispering that he could very easily be on Fernando Santos’ list for the World Cup in Qatar.##NAJAVA_MECA_6736467##In Paris, they are reportedly determined to buy Antonio Silva and they plan to do so right after the World Cup because they intend to get ahead of the competition in the form of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Valencia and Napoli. Of course, Benfica are not naive either. Recognizing the potential in the young stopper, a five-year contract was signed with him last month, with an exit clause set at 100 million euros. Super-agent Jorge Mendes is representing Silva, so good luck to any club which wants to sign him.
