Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool have all received a boost in the race to sign Gelson Martins this summer.
The winger is one of a number of players attempting to cancel his contract after the Portuguese clubs’ players were attacked by fans.
William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Ribeiro, Bas Dost and Daniel Podence could be available for free this summer.
“Being the agent of Gelson Martins, I have as a top priority his tranquility, and maximum concentration to be able to do what he knows, professional football,” Ulisses Santos wrote on Facebook.
“For this reason, and considering the sports media agenda has been very busy around his future, I come to inform you that Martins’ next club will not be SL Benfica.”