Al Ittihad presented a 15 million euro proposal to sign Leandro Barreiro, but Benfica categorically refused the offer. The encarnada SAD showed no openness to negotiating the Luxembourgish midfielder, who has been an important piece in Marco Silva's starting eleven at the beginning of this season.
The Saudi club was willing to invest the 15 million in the player, but the amount was not enough to convince the Benfica decision-makers. The situation now leaves suspense about whether Al Ittihad will insist on signing him during the current transfer window.
The interest from Al Ittihad has an interesting particularity. Jens Wissing, former assistant to Roger Schmidt at Benfica, is currently the main coach of the Saudi club and wants to work with Barreiro again. It was precisely during Schmidt's time at the Luz that the midfielder arrived at Benfica.
