Benfica officially announced this Friday the signature of Argentine midfielder Enzo Barnechea, who belonged to Aston Villa and was loan in Valencia last season.

Barnechea reaches out with villafor a fee of three million euros. However, there is a 12m -euro purchase clause, which will be driven at the end of the season, in June 2026.

After that, the player is expected to sign a valid contract for five seasons, as reported by Flurry.

Aston Villa will also have the right to receive a 30% portion of the value of any capital profit made in a future transfer of the player, captured at a maximum of 10m euros.

After the removal of Orkun For Besiktas and the end of Renato Sanches’ loan, which has returned to PSG, Benfica have begun to reformulate their midfield.

For the center of the field, Bruno Lage has Florentino Luis, Leandro Barreiro and Fredrik Aursnes, as well as Manu Silva, who is still healing from damage.

Last season, Barrenechea made 32 appearances for Valencia, scoring a goal and providing two assists, borrowed from Villa, who had signed it from Juventus last summer for eight million euros.

Barnechea developed in Newell’s old boys and there is also magic in FC Zion (Switzerland) and Frosinon (Italy).