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Beşiktaş have shockingly acquired the services of Benfica star Rafa Silva on a 3-year deal. The Black Eagles' vice-president Hüseyin Yücel quietly secured the 31-year old Portuguese star's signature on Tuesday before bringing him to Istanbul. "Rafa" as he is commonly known as won the EURO's with Portugal way back in 2016 and has been one of the most important players for Portuguese Juggernaut Benfica over the past couple of seasons. Rafa can play on either wing or behind the strikes and is known for his dazzling speed, agility and dribbling ability aswell as being a common name on the scoresheet.

Kaan, Kartal and Sinan will bring you up to date on Rafa's arrival aswell as give their own personal opinions on the move.

Furthermore we'll have a look at Türkiye's EURO campaign and the latest news updates.

WATCH Kaan's interview with O JOGO's Ana Luísa Magalhães on Rafa: https://youtu.be/inSvFv4_qC0?si=sUP6BFjJ0JDY8z3E

WATCH Rafa's arrival in Istanbul on the official Beşiktaş YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aCZumBIVps

WATCH Rafa's announcement video on the official Beşiktaş YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OeLfKFguac

WATCH Rafa's first interview on the official Beşiktaş YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2gT0el5No

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Giovanni van Bronckhorst arrived in Istanbul on Thursday while the first Summer signing, Gabriel Paulista, arrived in the city on Wednesday ahead of Gio's signign ceremony on Friday! The Black Eagles have started off the Summer in third gear but it's not just incoming news we'll be talking about in this episode! Beşiktaş are also moving on several players this Summer and among those players Gedson Fernandes might be the highest profile departure, as he is on the verge of signing with Russian club Zenit St.-Petersburg, likewise Bahtiyar Zaynutdinov is close to a move back to Russia as Beşiktaş and Zenit have agreed on fees for both players and it's now down to them to make the final decision on their future.

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FC Afkicken host and Feyenoord fan Nicky van der Gijp gives his insights on new Beşiktaş boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst's time at the Rotterdam club where he won 5 trophies in 4 years, including their first Eredivisie title since 1999.

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