Benfica transfer news and rumours

Benfica

Benfica Information
League	Portuguese Primeira Liga
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Founded	1904
Official Website	http://www.slbenfica.pt

Benfica Information

League

Portuguese Primeira Liga

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Founded

1904

Official Website

http://www.slbenfica.pt

Find this seasons transfers in and out of Benfica, the latest rumours and gossip for the summer 2026 transfer window and how the news sources rate for Benfica in terms of rumour accuracy.

Benfica manager Jose Mourinho is keen to sign Al-Ittihad's 37-year-old former France forward Karim Benzema.

Marca - 28/Sep/2025

Rumour accuracy
0.0%	Al Ittihad
16.7%	Benfica

Benfica transfer rumours				Rate It!
Karim Benzema	Al Ittihad		Benfica

EXPIRED

Burnley are interested in signing Benfica's Florentino Luis, 26, but Marseille and Roma have also shown interest in the Portuguese defensive midfielder this summer.

Sky Sports - 29/Aug/2025

Rumour accuracy
42.9%	Benfica
29.2%	Roma
26.7%	Marseille
26.7%	Burnley

Benfica transfer rumours			Rate It!
Florentino Luis	Benfica	Roma
Florentino Luis	Benfica	Marseille
Florentino Luis	Benfica	Burnley

EXPIRED

West Ham and Benfica are planning to make bids for Cagliari's 24-year-old Italian forward Roberto Piccoli, who is valued at around £26m.

Calcio Mercato - 27/Jul/2025

Rumour accuracy
0.0%	Cagliari
0.0%	Benfica
3.8%	West Ham

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Roberto Piccoli	Cagliari	Benfica
Roberto Piccoli	Cagliari	West Ham

EXPIRED

Chelsea's 25-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix, currently on loan at AC Milan, has begun talks over a return to his former club Benfica in the summer.

Caught Offside - 24/Apr/2025

Rumour accuracy
9.6%	Chelsea
0.0%	Benfica

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Joao Felix	Chelsea		Benfica

EXPIRED

Benfica have contacted Bernardo Silva's representatives over a potential return to the Portuguese club this summer.

The Times - 16/Apr/2025

Rumour accuracy
34.2%	Manchester City
23.8%	Benfica

Benfica transfer rumours				Rate It!
Bernardo Silva	Manchester City		Benfica

EXPIRED

Rumours	Player	From Club
No players rumoured into Benfica in the last 2 weeks

Rumours

Player

From Club

No players rumoured into Benfica in the last 2 weeks

Rumours	Player	To Club
No players rumoured out of Benfica in the last 2 weeks

Rumours

Player

To Club

No players rumoured out of Benfica in the last 2 weeks

Source	Correct	Total Num	Accuracy
LEquipe	1	1	100.0%
The Athletic	1	1	100.0%
The Guardian	5	9	55.6%
Gazzetta	1	2	50.0%
Sky Sports	3	7	42.9%
Goal	3	8	37.5%
Daily Telegraph	10	29	34.5%
Daily Record	2	6	33.3%
Daily Mail	24	85	28.2%
Daily Mirror	36	148	24.3%

Source

Correct

Total Num

Accuracy

100.0%

100.0%

55.6%

50.0%

42.9%

37.5%

34.5%

33.3%

28.2%

148

24.3%

Rumour Source	User Rating
The Athletic	4.2 (5 votes)
Calcio Mercato	3.9 (16 votes)
News Of The World	3.9 (400 votes)
The People	3.7 (152 votes)
Caught Offside	3.7 (125 votes)
The Guardian	3.7 (320 votes)
LEquipe	3.7 (3 votes)
Daily Telegraph	3.7 (709 votes)
Footy Latest	3.6 (52 votes)
Daily Mail	3.5 (2K votes)

Rumour Source

User Rating

4.2 (5 votes)

3.9 (16 votes)

3.9 (400 votes)

3.7 (152 votes)

3.7 (125 votes)

3.7 (320 votes)

3.7 (3 votes)

3.7 (709 votes)

3.6 (52 votes)

3.5 (2K votes)

Date	Player	From Club	Fee
30/Aug/2025	Heorhiy Sudakov	Shakhtar Donetsk	Loan
14/Jul/2025	Amar Dedic	Red Bull Salzburg	7.4m
03/Feb/2025	Bruma	Sporting Braga	5.6m
03/Feb/2025	Andrea Belotti	Calcio Como	Loan
05/Aug/2024	Renato Sanches	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan
01/Jul/2024	Alvaro Fernandez	Manchester Utd	5m

Date

Player

From Club

Fee

30/Aug/2025

Heorhiy Sudakov

Shakhtar Donetsk

Loan

14/Jul/2025

Amar Dedic

Red Bull Salzburg

7.4m

03/Feb/2025

Bruma

Sporting Braga

5.6m

03/Feb/2025

Andrea Belotti

Calcio Como

Loan

05/Aug/2024

Renato Sanches

Paris Saint-Germain

Loan

01/Jul/2024

Alvaro Fernandez

Manchester Utd

Date	Player	To Club	Fee
01/Sep/2025	Florentino Luis	Burnley	Loan
31/Aug/2025	Kerem Akturkoglu	Fenerbahce	19.5m
30/Jul/2025	Martim Neto	Elche CF	1.3m
01/Jul/2025	Joao Mario	Besiktas	1.75m
30/Aug/2024	Morato	Nottingham Forest	9.4m
21/Aug/2024	David Neres	Napoli	25.6m

Date

Player

To Club

Fee

01/Sep/2025

Florentino Luis

Burnley

Loan

31/Aug/2025

Kerem Akturkoglu

Fenerbahce

19.5m