Benfica looking to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao with Cristian Ansaldi – Portuguese Primeira Liga news
With Fabio Coentrao all set to be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid’s latest signing, Benfica are now looking for a capable replacement for their star wingback. According to reports, they are targeting Rubin Kazan defender, Cristian Ansaldi, to fill the gap left by the Portuguese
International.
The Lisbon-based outfit have rumoured to agree to the Coentrao deal that would see them pocket €22 million and land starlets, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Garay-c13071 and Pablo Sarabia, from the Spanish giants.
Benfica were earlier linked with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nacho-Monreal-c27216 of Osasuna but the defender is now on the verge of completing a move to fellow La Liga side Malaga with a fee in the region of €6 million.
After missing out on their initial target, the Eagles have turned their attention to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International Ansaldi. According to the player’s interpreter, Yuri Solano, the Portuguese Side have made an official inquiry regarding the availability of the
24-year-old.
“Benfica have already contacted Rubin and they know how much the player will cost. We now look forward to hearing an answer from them.”
"It was not his agent Peter Aldave [who made contact] but a representative of the Lisbon club. They should now take the next step of sending us a concrete proposal," said Solano.
Ansaldi was initially on the books of Newell Old Boys, where he featured regularly. His glittering performances convinced Rubin Kazan to part with €3.6 million in January 2008.
He has been a consistent performer for the Russian Giants and hauled them to back-to-back Russian Premier League titles.
The Argentine has also showed that he can also perform on the biggest stage, as demonstrated by ability to silence http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the UEFA Champions League, not an easy task by any means.
The Versatile full-back can play in various positions and is known for his tenacity in the Midfield, where he could be deployed, if required.
Although it will be an uphill battle to replace Coentrao, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-Ansaldi-c9499 has the talent and desire to become a star player at Estadio da Luz.
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