Odysseas Vlachodimos wants to leave Benfica, without specifying the destination or reason.

Odysseas Vlachodimos at Benfica could be to an early end, with the keeper that has four years left in the contract.

SL Benfica can play with another keeper as Vlachodimos can leave for another destination. According to A Bola, the 29-year-old keeper has discussed with Schmidt before the game with E. Amadora.

He was not responding to the calls from his family and his friends and has lost contact with them. The coach analyzed the situation and called two days off for the team, before returning to train this Tuesday. The coach was clear about the position of the keeper after the game with Boavista.

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“It wasn’t the best day of Odysseas, it was obvious, we don’t have to hide it. Odysseas played many good games, but against Boavista it could have been better. Analyzing the game, Boavista had three opportunities and scored three goals.”

“After Monday, it was clear to me that I wanted new energy in that position. We have three very good goalkeepers, (Vlachodimos’s) performance was not top in that game, so I decided to give new energy to the position and also promote competition. Samuel (Soares) did very well in the pre-season, he was very close to starting and I decided to give him the opportunity to play.” 

“Trubin was left on the bench, he’s a new goalkeeper, and he has the potential to play for Benfica as a starter, but he’s been here for nine days and has to get used to everything. Samu is a good option and that’s why I decided to play him. It was a good decision, and he confirmed that we have three very good goalkeepers.” 

Vlachodimos has a contract that secures him 1.2 million euros per season and this salary is increased by 20% if you compare it with the last contract he had with Benfica.