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Benfica works on another contract until the first games of the season, and the objective is well identified: Rúben Semedo, 26, Olympiakos center, is the player Jorge Jesús wants to strengthen the defense axis, and the conversations between eagles and the Greek champion have already started.
SAD hopes to close the process at the end of this week, so that Rúben Semedo can be an option for the Champions League qualifiers. The match with PAOK is already on the 15th, today a week away, and Jesús has Rúben Dias and Vertonghen as his defense axis.
The negotiations were not being easy, but they took on a good note, with the confirmation of the signing of Pedro Rodrigues, better known as Pepê, midfielder V. Guimarães, but with half of the pass belonging to Benfica. The first offer from the Reds was to reduce the debts of Pêpê and João Carvalho – Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest has to pay 6 million euros for João Carvalho, Forest player – in the purchase of Rúben Semedo, but it was something rejected by the Greeks.
Olympiakos is asking for € 12 million for the Portuguese international, but Benfica is not willing to go beyond € 7 million.
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