Rafa’s transfer to Benfica is also under suspicion – Benfica

In addition to the transfers of Flachodemus, Chiquinho and Gonzalo Guedes, as well as Rafa do Sp. Braga for Benfica under suspicion, I found register. The authorities searched the homes of the four players today in a range “Operation Penalty”, which investigates, among other things, qualified tax fraud and money laundering crimes, targeting “incidents that occurred in the period from 2014 to 2022, with a strong international dimension,” according to the Central Department of Criminal Investigations and Procedures. However, despite watching their homes being searched, all four players were present at Eagles practice this Wednesday, in Seixal, on time. Rafa, remember, left Braga for Luz in the summer of 2016, for €16.4m, in what was, at the time, the largest transfer between Portuguese clubs.

As for Gonzalo Guedes, he left Benfica for Paris Saint-Germain in January 2017 for 30 million euros plus 7 million in variables, and in 2017/18 he was transferred to Valencia, which later ended up signing the winger for 40 million euros. Earlier this season, Wolverhampton acquired the Portuguese international for a sum of approximately 32 million euros plus bonuses, after loaning him to Benfica in the January market.

With regard to Chiquinho, the features of the successive deals between Benfica and Moreirense in 2018/19 are being investigated, while the Greek goalkeeper signed in the previous season (2017/18) from Panathinaikos for 2.4 million euros.