In Beşiktaş, which accelerated its restructuring before the new season, Önder Özen was appointed as the director of football and Vincenzo Italiano was appointed as the head coach, and transfer efforts also intensified. While the black-white team, aiming to strengthen its squad, was looking for an alternative and experienced striker to Hyeon-gyu Oh, one of the names that came to the fore was Benfica’s Greek star Vangelis Pavlidis.
According to the news from the Portuguese press Correio da Manha, Beşiktaş knocked on Benfica’s door with an official offer of 20 million euros for the 27-year-old center forward. However, the Portuguese representative rejected the offer, stating that he did not intend to sell Pavlidis, one of the most important names of the offensive line in the last two seasons, for this figure.
2.5 TIMES WAS DEMANDED
According to the information in the news, Benfica management demanded 50 million euros from Beşiktaş for the transfer of the Greek striker. It was reported that black and white people have not yet given a positive or negative answer regarding this figure.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SEPARATION
Pavlidis, one of Benfica’s most productive players in attack, has attracted attention with a statement he made recently. The Greek striker admitted that he felt good at Benfica, but did not rule out a possible departure.
STABILITY MONUMENT
Pavlidis, who played in 57 official matches in the first season of his Benfica career, contributed 30 goals and 13 assists. The star football player maintained his form in the 2025-26 season, scoring 30 goals and producing 6 assists in 53 matches.
CONTRACT CONTINUES UNTIL 2029
Pavlidis, who was transferred to Benfica from AZ Alkmaar for a transfer fee of 18 million euros in the 2024 summer transfer period, has a contract with the Portuguese team for another 3 years.
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