Besiktas also confirmed the departure of the Czech full=back, who is returning to Slavia Prague.
Benfica announced this Monday the permanent departure of David Jurásek to Slavia Prague, practically at the same time that Besiktas also confirmed the end of the Czech full-back’s loan period.
In information sent to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM), Benfica reveals that the agreement with Slavia Prague was set at 3 million euros, which could become 4 million, but the club also saves, from the outset, more than 4 million euros in salaries that it would have to pay the player until the end of the contract.
“Sport Lisboa e Benfica SAD informs that it has reached an agreement with Slavia Prague for the sale of all rights to the player David Jurásek, for an amount of €3,000,000. Additionally, Benfica SAD will be entitled to the first €1,000,000 generated by future transfers of the aforementioned player and will receive 50 percent of the remaining value of these future transfers,” reads the statement.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica SAD informs that it has reached an agreement with Slavia Prague for the sale of all rights to the player David Jurásek, for an amount of €3,000,000. Additionally, Benfica SAD will be entitled to the first €1,000,000 generated by future transfers of the aforementioned player and will receive 50 percent of the remaining value of these future transfers, reads the statement.
In the information sent to the CMVM (Portuguese Securities Market Commission), Benfica also informs that Slavia has waived its right to receive 10 percent of the value of a future transfer, in addition to not being entitled to retain the solidarity mechanism in this operation, which will not involve any intermediary service charges for Benfica.
The figures are lower than what Benfica paid Slavia in the summer of 2023 (around 14 million euros), but the Lisbon club believes that the Czech international can still increase his value at the next World Cup and, in this way, mitigate the “loss” in a future transfer.
Signed by Benfica from Slavia Prague at the start of the 2023/24 season, the Czech international only made twelve appearances for the Eagles, with the highlight being the 2023 Super Cup victory, but in January 2024 he was loaned to German side Hoffenheim where he finished the season and renewed his contract for 2024/25.
This season, back at Benfica, he was loaned out again at the start of the season to Turkish side Besiktas, where he made 17 appearances, before being released now that the transfer window has reopened.
“We announce the departure of professional footballer David Jurásek, who joined our first team at the start of the 2025-26 season. We thank David Jurásek for his contributions to our club and respectfully inform the public of this decision,” the Turkish club stated. Jurásek thus returns to his starting point, as Benfica has now announced. “The club wishes the athlete the best of luck in this new phase of his career,” the Portuguese club also wrote.