Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva could transfer in January, and Newcastle, Aston Villa and Juventus are interested in him.
Silva is referred to as one of the best young defenders in Europe and he has made 17 senior appearances for Portugal’s first team.
Per source, Benfica’s president Rui Costa is set to hold a meeting with Silva in the next few days to talk about his future.
Despite the centre-back’s talent, Bruno Lage has given him only five league starts so far this season, with Nicolas Otamendi and Tomas Araujo ahead of him.
This is why Benfica wants Antonio to leave the club on loan in January and could add a buy clause worth €50 million (£41.2m / $52.5m).
According to sources, Newcastle and Aston Villa are huge fans of Silva. Atletico Madrid have also shown interest in him, but they haven’t made any serious moves.
