But his move soon proved to be a disaster and he only spent one campaign as a Reds player. 62 comments. Despite a slow start to life at Old Trafford, it always looked like there was a competent defender in there somewhere, not least because of his performances for Sweden. £-19.87m. This transfer statistic shows the compact view of the highest sold players by Benfica in the Overall statistics of current season season. Now one of the best goalkeepers in world football after starring for Atletico. The quick winger was a Benfica icon, having been at the club for six years — despite overseas interest. Jose Mourinho alone has spent £138 million on buying Benfica players throughout his managerial career. Jose Mourinho finally got his man as the ball playing centre-half became the Red Devils’ first signing of 2017. Will turn 21 in November — and is tipped as a star for the future. Now, he’s back in Europe with Borussia Dortmund and going some way towards undoing that damage. Fabio Coentrao, Andre Gomes, Raul Jimenez all deserve honourable mentions. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The 2010–11 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 107th season in existence and the club's 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Transfers: Overview of all signed and sold players of club Benfica for the current season. 5: Eusébio, former Benfica player, dies aged 71. It hasn't quite worked out for Gaitan at Atletico, but he is certainly an important squad member. Close. Benfica sold him for just €16 million but he is now worth over 5x that.It wasn't easy for the defender to establish himself at Barcelona, for whom right-back was something of a problem position for a long time. 28, Average age: Arrived at Anfield having won a league title in each of his three seasons as a professional footballer. All Rights Reserved. Every summer, the world’s biggest sides seem to improve by bringing in a player from the Portuguese champions. Big things were expected of the former Real Madrid academy player, but his career has stagnated a little since earning a big-money move to Valencia on the back of an impressive loan spell. Here is an XI of players — with three subs — who have left the Estadio da Luz in the past seven years, totalling a staggering £394.47MILLION. Tottenham’s newest recruit is hoping to plug the void in Spurs' central midfield, where he may get more opportunities than he did at Benfica. Director’s Welcome; AISL Promise; Who we are; GDPR; Admissions. 26.6, Foreigners: News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. 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Chelsea made a profit when Ramires moved to Jiangsu Suning for £25m in 2016. It’s often forgotten that the current Spurs boss started his managerial career at Benfica, replacing Jupp Heynckes all the way back in 2000. Benfica sold him for just €16 million but he is now worth over 5x that. The Argentine has been a hit everywhere except Manchester United and is currently on a tally of 45 goals in 136 games at PSG. This transfer statistic shows the compact view of the highest sold players by Benfica in the Overall statistics of current season season. Showed he was a world-beater when he produced a wonderful display as Benfica smashed Everton for five in the Europa League in 2009. Since 2010, the Primeira Liga giants have made one big sale every summer. Sanches became the youngest player to win the European Championships back in 2016. Bear with us here. The midfielder has opted for north London after being courted by a number of top clubs across Europe. Last summer, he made his Chelsea return and was named in the PFA Team of the Year as his impressive performances helped the Blues win the title. Witsel continued to impress in Russia and looked set to earn a move to Juventus. Back then, he was a Golden Boy linked with Manchester United, but he flopped at Bayern Munich and in a subsequent loan move to Swansea. Ederson impressed at Benfica last season, and City reportedly beat off competition from the likes of Barcelona to sign the 23-year-old. That’s begun to change as more and more people cotton on to what a powerful threat he is going forward. Uncapped Brazilian became the most-expensive goalkeeper in football history when he joined City this summer. 20  71.4 %, National team players: © 2020 Sports New Media Limited. 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Players sold: Hakim Ziyech (£36m, Chelsea), Donny van de Beek (£35,1m, Manchester United), Sergino Dest (£18.9m, Barcekona), Joel Veltman (£900,000, Brighton) The exodus continues. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Matic’s arrival proved a masterstoke and helped the club win the Premier League title. Scored a memorable goal in the 2012 Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, despite knowing he would miss the final through suspension. Guedes is another targeted by United, but PSG won the bidding war. Few had even heard of Lindelof until United registered their interest in January — and soon all of Europe’s big guns were sniffing around. Cancelo has had a difficult start to life at Manchester City but he is extremely versatile and can play in both full-back positions. We’ve compiled a pretty impressive team of players sold by Benfica since 2010, organised in a 4-3-3 formation. Squad size: The Serb is still at Chelsea, but has been tipped to join his former boss at United. Golden Boy and Euro 2016 Young Player of the Tournament-winner moved to the Bundesliga for an initial £30m — which could more than double with add-ons. Messi, Ronaldo and Cruyff: Who is the best left winger, right winger and striker of all time? "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.Benfica qualified for the Champions League by winning the previous Primeira Liga. Sanches came close to joining United following his eye-catching performances at Benfica. Benfica team made only with players sold in the last 10 years - How far could this team go in Champions League? Discussion. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Finally, he's back on track with Lille. Sadly, Benfica just don't have the financial muscle to keep their most prodigious talents. Virgil van Dijk injury: Journalist wants Jordan Pickford banned for entirety of defender's recovery, Virgil van Dijk: 9 world-class players who suffered ACL injuries, including Ibrahimovic, Xavi and Keane, Everton 2-2 Liverpool: Lucas Digne angers Liverpool fans with Instagram post. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 12: Benfica beat Porto 2–0 with goals from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Felix has scored just the two league goals since joining Atletico for €126 million - Benfica's biggest ever sale. The fact remains that he has gone on to achieve huge things since leaving Benfica, winning 12 major honours. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Benfica sell players to top clubs for mega money almost every summer, Ederson became a target for some of Europe's biggest sides at Benfica, Manchester City made Ederson most expensive goalkeeper in history, Victor Lindelof captured interest of Europe's top dogs after impressive 2016, Victor Lindelof became Jose Mourinho's first signing of 2017, David Luiz first joined Chelsea from Benfica back in 2011 January transfer window, David Luiz celebrates winning Europa League against Benfica with Chelsea, Fabio Coentrao was at Benfica befor joining Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, Fabio Coentrao won ten trophies with Real Madrid since joining in 2011, Nemanja Matic left Chelsea to join Benfica and returned for big money, Nemanja Matic proved a brilliant signing for Chelsea when he made his return, Axel Witsel enhanced his already massive reputation when he was at Benfica, Zenit St. Petersburg outbid everyone to land Axel Witsel from Benfica in 2012, Renato Sanches could net Benfica a sensational £70million if he stays at Bayern, Renato Sanches has struggled to nail down a first team place in Munich, Lazar Markovic won a league title in each of first three seasons as a pro, At Liverpool, it was a serious struggle for Lazar Markovic before three loan spells, Goncalo Guedes was one of the biggest sales of January transfer window in 2017, Goncalo Guedes has failed to truly kick on since joining Paris Saint-Germain, Rodrigo nets for Benfica in 3-1 Europa League victory over Tottenham in 2014, Rodrigo's career has somewhat stagnated since he made move to Valencia, Angel Di Maria quickly proved he was one of best talents around at Benfica, Angel Di Maria was man of the match in 2014 Champions League final, Jan Oblak only spent a season as a Benfica first-team player before leaving, Jan Oblak is one of best goalkeepers in the world after starring at Atletico, Ramires celebrates a goal for Benfica before leaving to join Chelsea in 2011, Ramires celebrates famous 2-2 draw with Barcelona at Nou Camp in 2012, Nicolas Gaitan was frequently linked with move to Manchester United, Nicolas Gaitan moved to Atletico Madrid last summer and took time to settle, Has an incredible record of winning a major trophy every 8.3 games, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).