Overview
- Reports on Wednesday say Bournemouth have agreed personal terms with Antonio Silva and are near a club-to-club agreement with Benfica for the transfer.
- Multiple outlets put the fee in the low tens of millions, roughly £21m to £25m, though no official figure has been confirmed by the clubs.
- Silva declined Benfica’s extension and enters the final year of his deal, a decision that led Benfica to cash in rather than risk losing him for free next summer.
- Bournemouth moved quickly after Marcos Senesi left for Tottenham, targeting Silva as a ball-playing centre-back to fill that vacancy.
- The move highlights Premier League buying power and leaves Benfica preparing replacements such as Ibrahima Ba, while clubs including AC Milan had shown prior interest.