Brazilian media: Roma withdrew from the Rios battle, Benfica becomes the most likely player to be the next player

According to Brazil Global Sports, after Roma withdraws from the competition, Benfica becomes the club that is most likely to sign Palmeiras midfielder Rios, which stems from their way of negotiations. Since the negotiations began, Benfica and Palmeiras senior management have had closer ties, and they have not made much publicity, which has been recognized by the Brazilian club. Moreover, there is no intermediary involved in the negotiation, which does not exist in other negotiations.

Earlier this week, Benfica's executive director Rui Pedro Braz went to São Paulo to learn about the conditions for signing Rios, with the player's basic transfer fee allegedly 30 million euros. After returning to Lisbon, Braz met with Benfica director Rui Costa, who planned to send a offer to Palmeiras in the next few days. The Portuguese super giants are full of confidence in completing the deal. However, they still face fierce competition. It is said that Porto, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Everton and Zenit have all given official offers.

Benfica attracted Rios with the opportunity to participate in the Champions League, which is an important way for players to attract the attention of European football. Palmeiras owns 70% of the ownership of Rios, Asuncion Guarani holds 13.4% of the ownership, Flamengo holds 6.6% of the ownership, and the remaining 10% belongs to the player himself. However, he has given up this part of his rights to facilitate the smooth progress of the transfer.