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Benfica SL has made the next transfer from South America clear. Brazilian attacker Marcos Leonardo is coming to the Portuguese capital from FC Santos.
Marcos Leonardo signs with Benfica until 2029
is Europe-wide Benfica SL known for their outstanding scouting. The Portuguese champions bring in talented players at a young age and thereby generate enormous transfer revenues. The club hopes to achieve the same with the transfer of Marcos Leonardo (20) from the FC Santos. The attacker’s transfer was confirmed on the club’s social media accounts. It is said to have cost 18 million euros and the Brazilians get ten percent of the resale.
After the traditional Brazilian club was relegated from the first Brazilian league for the first time in the club’s history, it had to make money. Marcos Leonardo, who demonstrated his qualities early on in the jersey of the club that Pele and Neymar also played for, was chased by several top European clubs. Despite his young age, he has already played 100 games in the Brazilian Série A, in which he scored 35 goals.
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The attacker signed a contract in Lisbon until 2029 and is therefore tied to the club in the long term. Benfica also anchored an exit clause of 150 million euros in his contract. After Endrick (17) and Victor Roque (18), he is the next Brazilian talent to make the leap to Europe.
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2024-01-05 08:11:06
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