nˈeɪlsən sˈaɪnd wɪð ˈɛs.ˈɛl. bˈɛnfɪkə fɹʌm bˈoʊvɪstə fɔːɹ jˈʊɹɹoʊz wˈʌn.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ˌɔn ɐ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ kˈɑːntɹækt.
Nélson signed with S.L. Benfica from Boavista for €1.5 million in the summer of 2005, on a five-year contract.