Benfica youngster Antonio Silva has only made eight senior appearances for the Portuguese club, but Calciomercato reports that Real Madrid are already eyeing the 18-year-old defender.
The Portugal under-21 international hadn’t made a single first-team appearance for Benfica before the current campaign, but has only missed one of nine matches since his debut.
This includes Wednesday’s impressive 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain, in which Silva played the full 90 minutes to help keep Benfica level on points with Les Parisiens at the top of their UEFA Champions League group.
That achievement comes just months after he started the UEFA Youth League final as Benfica went on to beat FC Salzburg 6-0.
Los Blancos have shown a commitment to signing young talent who could go on to make their mark at the Santiago Bernabeu for years to come, and interest in Silva is indicative of that. This comes after Madrid signed Aurelien Tchouameni for €80m from AS Monaco in the most recent transfer window, and Eduardo Camavinga for €31m from Rennes a year before that.
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