Bayern Munich are monitoring Benfica B right-back Daniel Banjaqui, with the 17-year-old emerging as a rumoured target for the Bundesliga champions.
The teenager, who holds Portuguese and Guinea-Bissau nationality, has been linked with a move from Benfica’s second team to the Allianz Arena, with the likelihood of a transfer currently rated at 43% according to data compiled on 4 March 2026. His present estimated market value stands at €1.00m, a relatively modest figure for a defender attracting interest from one of Europe’s elite clubs.
Banjaqui, born in Lisbon on 24 March 2008 and standing at 1.84m, is a right-footed specialist at right-back and is regarded as one of the latest prospects to emerge from Benfica’s prolific academy. He has progressed steadily through the club’s structure, moving from Benfica Youth to the U15s in 2021, stepping up to the U17s in 2023 and then making the jump to Benfica B ahead of the 2025-26 season in Liga Portugal 2.
The defender’s current registration is with Benfica B and there is no publicly listed contract expiry date, leaving open the possibility that he could either negotiate fresh terms in Lisbon or run down his deal and become a free agent in future windows. That contractual uncertainty is likely to be a factor in ongoing transfer speculation.
Before joining Benfica’s system in 2018, Banjaqui played for Real SC Formação in Portugal, giving him experience across several youth levels in the country’s development pyramid. Now operating in Liga Portugal 2, he is beginning to test himself in senior professional football with Benfica B.
If a move to Bayern were to materialise, it would represent a dramatic step in Banjaqui’s career trajectory, potentially accelerating his development and raising his profile as he competes for a place among some of Europe’s leading defenders.
