The new team of Rafa Silva, who has been on the agenda of the black-and-white club for the last 3 months and completely severed ties with the technical staff, has been announced. According to the Portuguese press Record, Rafa Silva reached a 2.5-year agreement with his former club Benfica. It was reported that the Portuguese giant evaluated coach Sergen Yalçın’s training performance as ‘zero’ and offered approximately 7 million euros, including bonuses, for the 32-year-old football player, who was not included in the squad planning.
2 MONTH COST IS 1 MILLION EURO
Negotiations continue between the two clubs, which have good relations due to the transfers of Orkun and Jurasek at the beginning of the season. Rafa Silva’s 2-month cost to the black and white club exceeds approximately 1 million euros. Beşiktaş management wants to say goodbye to the experienced midfielder, who negatively affected other players with his reluctant and careless behavior in training. It was reported that President Serdal Adalı also wanted the recent monthly payments to the player in the transfer fee negotiation.
HE DID NOT WEAR A JERSEY FOR 2.5 MONTHS
Rafa Silva last played in the match where Beşiktaş lost 3-2 to Fenerbahçe in the Super League on November 2, 2025. The Portuguese star, who has not played in 6 Super League matches since then, could not take his place in the team in the matches between Fenerbahçe and Ankara Keçiörengücü in the Ziraat Turkish Cup.
10 MILLION EURO SIGNATURE MONEY
The Portuguese player, who had the chance to play in 16 matches for Beşiktaş this season, contributed to 8 goals with his performance of 5 goals and 3 assists. According to Transfermarkt, Rafa Silva, whose current market value is 5 million euros, was transferred to the black-and-white club Benfica for free in the summer of 2024. The management at that time paid 10 million euros for Rafa Silva.
