Agreement between Madrid and Benfica for the loan of Mariano

Real Madrid and Benfica have reached an agreement for the loan of Mariano Díaz the Lisbon club, according to the Record newspaper. Both clubs have agreed on the forward's loan and a purchase option for the 2021-22 season. The Portuguese entity will not pay anything to Madrid for this transfer, but it will take care of the entirety of the Mariano, with whom there is still no agreement.

Precisely, the striker's salary is the main obstacle for the operation to be closed, according to the Portuguese newspaper, since it amounts to four and a half million net per season. The Portuguese club hopes to end up enforcing the agreement with Madrid to end up convincing the forward.