Liverpool are set to be dealt a blow of their hopes of signing one switch goal, in response to reviews from Portugal.
File have claimed (through Sport Witness) that regardless of Antonio Silva welcoming curiosity from the Reds, he has no want to maneuver to the Premier League, as a substitute setting his sights on fulfilling his dream to change into captain of Benfica.
The centre-back – who has a €120m (£103.6m) launch clause in his contract on the Estadio da Luz – is in no hurry to go away his present membership, and it’s additionally understood that he views fellow suitors Actual Madrid as ‘the best membership in Europe’.
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Silva made Portuguese soccer historical past ultimately 12 months’s World Cup when he turned the youngest-ever participant to characterize his nation on the match of their 2-1 group stage defeat to South Korea (Jornal de Noticias).
The 19-year-old has additionally made a giant impression on one former Liverpool defender in Abel Xavier, who’s spoken extremely of {the teenager}’s ‘safety, maturity, imaginative and prescient of the sport, assertiveness [and] aggressiveness’ and has backed him to change into a future captain of Benfica (File).
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The teen marries astute ball distribution with a no-nonsense defensive mindset – as per FBref, he ranks among the many prime 1% of positional friends in Europe for move completion (91.6%) and the highest 8% for tackles received per recreation (2.17).
His astronomical launch clause speaks volumes for simply how extremely he’s regarded on the Estadio da Luz, and as seen with the £106.8m sale of Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea earlier this 12 months (Sky Sports activities), the Lisbon membership definitely know learn how to drive a tidy revenue on gamers.
It’s a pity {that a} participant of Silva’s undoubted high quality and potential doesn’t appear fascinated about becoming a member of Liverpool, though the early weeks of the season have advised that there could also be a long-term in-house choice brewing within the very succesful Jarell Quansah.
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