Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna have revealed that alongside Joan Capdevila, the club also had a bid for Nelson Oliveira rejected.
Deportivo’s pursuit of Joan Capdevila in the winter was one move that looked certain to arise. The Spaniard had already expressed his frustrations at the helm and reiterated that he would leave the club as soon as an opportunity arose.
Signing from Villarreal in the summer, much was expected of the veteran full-back when he joined the Portuguese giants. A man-for-man replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao, Capdevila certainly had a lot to live up to, but his reputation as a world-cup winner quelled all doubts, at least initially.
Things began to go wrong for the 33-year-old immediately at Estadio da Luz, as he failed to register with UEFA on time and as a result missed Benfica’s scintillating Champions League run.
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Deportivo La Coruna tried to lure Capdevila back to his homeland but a transfer was surprisingly rejected, as Benfica refused to sell him.
An official statement from the Spanish outfit confirmed the failed bid but it was quite surprising that the Eagles did not let the player despite his future in Lisbon being bleak.
"A few weeks ago, Deportivo became interested in the situation of former Depor player Joan Capdevila. There was a willingness to reach an agreement between the player and club. However, Benfica announced that they will not let Capdevila leave this winter,” the statement read.
Deportivo were seemingly not content with targeting just one Benfica player and now their president has revealed that the club tried to acquire Nelson Oliveira on loan as well but it suffered the same fate as the previous offer.
Speaking to reporters, the official said that the Turks had tried to land the Seleccao International but the Liga Sagres side rebuffed their advances and rejected bids for both Capdevila and Oliveira.
"We tried to sign Nelson Oliveira and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Augusto-c6952 Cesar Lendoiro was quoted as saying.
Although Nelson Oliveira has been able to make his mark at the helm, unfortunately the same thing cannot be said for Joan Capdevila, who has only made a single appearance for Benfica this season.
The reason why the club did not sell the player when they had the perfect opportunity to do so was not revealed and it remains to be seen how the left-back is utilized by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus now.
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