Voetbalnieuws.be reports on claims from Turkey that Club Brugge is interested in Rafa Silva. The former Portugal international wants to leave Besiktas JK, and many more teams are reportedly competing for him. The alleged interest from Blauw-Zwart is therefore said to be not substantial.

According to reports in Turkey, 32-year-old Portuguese international Rafa Silva has been linked with Club Brugge. Silva is a forward who has been capped 25 times for Portugal without scoring. He moved to Besiktas on a free transfer in the summer of 2024 after an eight-year period at Benfica. He is reportedly unsettled at the Turkish club, where he does not have a good relationship with the coach, and has caused significant disruption by threatening to quit football. While Silva wants to leave as soon as possible, Besiktas is taking a firm stance and would require a multi-million payment for him to break his contract. His agent has since stated that the player is indeed dissatisfied but will neither quit nor terminate his contract. Numerous other clubs are said to be monitoring the situation, with Al-Shabab, Wolverhampton, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Napoli, PSV, Flamengo, FC Porto, Benfica, and Braga also being mentioned as interested parties. Silva's contract with Besiktas runs until June 2027 and his Transfermarkt market value is €7.00m. In the 2025/2026 Süper Lig season, he has 5 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances.