The Benfica will not remain to Douglas of face to the second half of the present season 2017-18, and much less will exert the option of purchase that has available by value of 2,5 million euros. The Brazilian player hardly has contested four parties with the group of the 'eagles' this season 2017-18, two of the Taça of Portugal and two more in UEFA Champions League.
The agreement of cession with the Benfica stipulated that so that the FC Barcelona earned the first part of the loan, Douglas had to play more than half of the 23 parties of the Portuguese group until final of year. It has not been like this, and now already it is mathematically impossible taking into account the parties that remain him to the Benfica to finish the year 2017.
In this coyuntura, Douglas will return to the FC Barcelona from January unless the Barcelona achieve to look for him what before a new destination, was in shape of cession or of traspaso, with the second option like prioritaria for the Barcelona club.
Where it will play Douglas Pereira?
Ernesto Valverde does not have the Brazilian in the Barcelona staff, and the own trainer of the Benfica already complained does some months that Douglas had not arrived to the group lisboeta with the suitable fitness, what seeds doubts on the predisposition of the Brazilian player to play in a team of the elite futbolística.
Has valid agreement with the FC Barcelona until June of 2019, and to day of today is a mystery know where will play from the next month of January of 2018. For the moment, and until no it find him a new destination, in the FC Barcelona. Although it seems unlikely that Valverde decide to summon him for some party along the course.