Fabio Coentrao is still a Benfica player, says Rui Costa – Portuguese Primeira Liga Update
Benfica’s Technical Director has said that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid snapping at their heels for the 23-year-old.
Perhaps one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer took another turn when Rui http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458 said, "Coentrao is a player of Benfica and there is nothing more to say about that." The statement comes at a time when the Selecao star’s future at Estadio da Luz is
highly unlikely.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Zaragoza-c40344 man has reiterated his desire to play for Los Blancos and the Madrid outfit is also keen on obtaining the wingback. The Whites are reported to have made a cash-plus-player deal for Coentrao. They are willing to part with a staggering
€25 million and the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royston-Drenthe-c31824 to convince the Portuguese giants to sell their prized asset.
The Vila do Conde-born star rose to fame after last year’s World Cup, where his performances for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 National team drew a lot of applause from pundits and fans. The Spanish giants have already had an offer rejected by Benfica but have not halted
their interest in the player.
Coentrao has also drawn praise from the Portuguese Skipper and Madrid star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, who has said that his International teammate would be an ideal signing for the club. Even manager Jose Mourinho has made his admiration for the player’s abilities
known.
The former Rio Ave man has recently appointed Portuguese super agent, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mendes-c25206, to act on his behalf, and it could be a signal of intent from Coentrao, who has his heart set on donning the famous white shirt jersey at Santiago Bernabeu.
Mendes has Mourinho and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 on a star-studded client list and his well placed connections could prove to be a turning point in the transfer saga.
On the pitch, however, the 5 ft 10 1⁄2 inches defender is often compared to Real Madrid legend, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Carlos-c31317, as the two have similar playing styles. But rising to the dizzying heights set by the Brazilian will be a mammoth task,
even for Fabio Coentrao.
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