Benfica. Rui Costa wants to shield Prestianni thinking about January

Gianluca Prestianni has been the great figure of Benfica in this season, accumulating 12 goals and six assists in 20 games, leading the direction led by Rui Costa to no longer waste time and advance for the renewal of contract. According to sports press, the agreement is increasingly close to happening and the Argentine international prepares to be rewarded for the good moment in the Light. 

According to the newspaper The game, the intention of the Benfica SAD, is to extend the current contract for another two years, i.e. from 2029 to 2031, while preparing to invest a total of EUR 25 million, since Prestianni will be entitled to a salary increase and will receive EUR 5 million (a little more than EUR 2.5 million). 

The main objective of this renovation is to avoid a departure of Prestianni in the winter market, which is already approaching at a time when the 20-year-old player is shining with Benfica's sweater. 

Besides, Marco Silva had already passed on a security message to Benfica's supporters regarding the future near the jersey 25. In the preview of the game with the Amadora Star, on Saturday, the eagle coach was confronted with Bayern Munich's alleged interest in Prestianni and confirmed that the renewal of the contract is ongoing. 

“ The adherents have and must be rested. We are in a renewal process with the player, as with others. Prestianni has had a fantastic season start, and we believe more is coming. The process is ongoing, when there is news... I don’t want to be very or little positive, or give expectations, because normally I don’t like to talk about these themes”, he started by saying Marco Silva. 

“ The board is handling it, and well, and we hope there may be news, but the player is satisfied, we are very pleased. He's a player who has a contract not as short as he looks. It will be a normal end to the player's performance. We'll see when we can catch up. The player is calm, we are calm and the fans also have to be and continue to support him as they have done, brilliantly ", assured Benfica's coach. 

For now, Prestianni is at the service of Argentina's selection, which faces Uruguay on Friday night and will measure forces with Costa Rica on Tuesday. 

Follow the carousel of renewals in the Light

The direction of Benfica has been working towards holding some of the main figures of the team. The renewal of Thomas Araújo's contract by 2031 has already been made official, such as that of Samuel Dahl, with the same duration. More recently, Benfica also formalized the renovation with Miguel Figueiredo, one of Marco Silva's bets this season. 

By officializing is still the new bond of Vangelis Pavlidis, who will become the best-paid player of the squad at Marco Silva's orders, but there are more ongoing processes. Anatoly Tru-bin, Samuel Soares and Andreas Sch­jel­derup are also negotiating to renew their ties.