Benfica still looking to sign Rubin Kazan's http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-Ansaldi-c9499 – Primeira Liga News
Benfica have reportedly reignited their interest in Rubin Kazan’s Cristian Ansaldi. The defender was linked with a switch to Estadio da Luz in the summer; however the Russian giants refused to sell their prized asset.
The Reds sold star left-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao, to Real Madrid during the close-season and since then have kept tabs on a plethora of players across Europe.
Although adding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emerson-c12442 to the squad, their woes in the backline have hardly been eradicated.
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The Portuguese tactician has instead opted to rely on former Lille man, Emerson, while the Spaniard has only featured sporadically during the season.
Being unable to register himself in the UEFA Champions League, Capdevila has a cut a frustrated figure at the Stadium of Light and in all likelihood will seek greener pastures elsewhere when the transfer window re-opens.
With his impending departure looming large, Benfica have again rekindled their interest in Cristian Ansaldi, who was quite determined to engineer a move to the Portuguese outfit in the summer.
The Sky Blue International made no secret of his desire to ply his trade with the Eagles and said that he would love to sign for the club.
"I want to leave Rubin; I have said it several times. Of course I would like to go to Benfica; it would be a great solution for my career. Benfica are a great club, used to winning titles, who are usually in the main European competitions, like the Champions
League.” Ansaldi said.
The player has also refused to pen a new contract at the helm and is holding out for a move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
Although both sides are keen on each other, the major obstacle in the potential transfer is Rubin Kazan, who have refused to part ways with the former Newell’s Old Boys’ man.
To complete a swoop for the 25-year-old, Benfica will have to entice the Rubies with their spending power and definitely cough up more than the €3.6 million, the Russian club paid for Cristian Ansaldi in 2008.
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