Milan and Juventus Will Have to Pay Up for Benfica Star | OneFootball

Despite the help of his agent Jorge Mendes, Juventus and Milan didn’t manage to persuade Benfica to sell Antonio Silva in January, but their interest won’t wane ahead of the summer, especially in the Rossoneri’s case, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

His representative wants the defender to leave because he hasn’t been a fixture this campaign, although he has resumed starting as of late. He has appeared in 23 matches but spent several games on the bench earlier on.

Juventus tried to lure Antonio Silva at the beginning of January but could only sign him on an initial loan, while Milan would have put forth an offer had they sold Fikayo Tomori. Their plan won’t change in the next few months.

Benfica aren’t necessarily opposed to his departure, provided they are well compensated. The prodigy has a €100M release clause. The bids had to amount to at least half of such a figure to entice the counterparty since they would have to find a replacement amid the usual January obstacles. The Bianconeri elected not to pull the trigger. The request might decrease a little at the end of the season.

Our Take on Antonio Silva, Juventus, and Milan

The Old Lady might no longer be in the picture as they’ll have Gleison Bremer back eventually, they’ll most likely redeem Pierre Kalulu and seem committed to buying David Hancko from Feyenoord instead. The Rossoneri will have better chances if the price is right and Sergio Conceiçao is still on their bench. Still, it feels like a Premier League side will snap him up with a conspicuous proposal out of the blue.