reporter Di Mazio reported that Benfica is stepping up his bid to buy Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada. After the first quotation of 35 million euros was rejected, the two sides were close to reaching an agreement.

Benfica insists on advancing negotiations on Thiago Almada. Benfica is in conversation with the Eagle Football Holdings group, which is the owner of Bottafogo and Lyon. Almada played for Lyon last season and returned to Bottafogo after the loan ended in recent weeks.

Benfica has made a 35 million euro offer in the past few hours, but was rejected, so the negotiations are moving towards other amounts.

There may be an updated quotation of about 40 million euros in the next few hours, and the two parties are closer to reaching an agreement.

Last season, Thiago Almada made a total of 20 appearances in Ligue 1 and UEFA Cup, scoring 2 goals and sending 5 assists.