ANDAnother exit at Benfica is in sight. The board led by Rui Costa has already reached an agreement with Newcastle for the transfer of Amar Dedic for a total value of 35 million euros, Fabrizio Romano said this Saturday.
The same Italian journalist, specialized in issues related to the transfer market, also states that Benfica will still retain a percentage of a future sale, even though their main desire would be to keep the Bosnian full-back.
However, Dedic’s desire to return to work with Matthias Jaissle spoke louder – Eddie Howe’s successor coached Dedic at Liefering, in 2020/21, and at RB Salzburg, between 2022 and 2023.
At 23 years old, Amar Dedic makes the leap to the Premier League just one year after arriving at Luz from RB Salzburg. In between, he was also at the 2026 World Cup, playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina, participating in three of the four games played by the European team.
St. James’ Park will be the new ‘home’ of Dedic, who, interestingly enough, visited Newcastle’s stronghold last season, for the Champions League, as a starter, with Benfica being defeated 0-3.
️️ Newcastle have agreed a deal with Benfica to sign Amar Dedić, here we go! 🇧🇦
Deal in place at €35m package with sell-on included for Benfica.
Portuguese club wanted Dedić to stay but player wanted #NUFC moves as top priority and excited to work with Matthias Jaissle. pic.twitter.com/fY25lgocHh
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 15, 2026
Marco Silva left a warning on Thursday
Amar Dedic will have played his last game in a Benfica shirt last Thursday, in the draw against Hearts (1-1), in Scotland, and Marco Silva made a point of highlighting, after the final whistle, that market situations had no influence on his choices for the games.
“I’ve already told you that the market has zero influence on what my decisions are. And I guarantee you, it’s obvious that, if at any point I’m told that player A, B or C is no longer from Benfica, that’s one thing. Until I’m told, for me there’s no market that controls what my decisions are, and I guarantee that. My goal is to always look at what the interests of Sport Lisboa and Benfica are and, for me, that’s a given. In relation to Dedic, that was the decision. I don’t care what happens behind it, which is normal at this time in the market too. We want it, there are other clubs that want players and it’s part of what the market is. And that has zero influence on my decisions and what I think is best for Benfica,” he highlighted. the coach of the reds, in a press conference.
Funds allocated for reinforcements?
This imminent sale of Amar Dedic could help the structure led by Rui Costa to provide more reinforcements to Marco Silva. At this point, the arrival of a central defender and a defensive midfielder are the Eagles’ coach’s top priorities.
The right-back, remember, cost a fixed 10 million euros a year ago, coming from the Austrians of RB Salzburg, and Benfica can now triple the investment made, while at the same time giving greater scope to retouch the squad that has already started to compete in this new 2026/27 season.
(News updated at 1:25 pm)
