Benfica coach http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Universidad-de-Chile-c40825’s Matias Rodriguez but remained non-committal whether the player would arrive at Estadio da Luz or not.
The Eagles have been scouring the transfer market for the past few months, in order to curb their defensive frailty. Jorge Jesus’s side have one of the best centre-back pairing in the league in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Garay-c13071 and Luisao, but the wingback position has been
a major bottleneck for the tactician.
With the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emerson-c12442 has shown that with time he could become a decent player, but Capdevila
has failed to live up to his potential.
The Spanish International is now reported to be on his way out of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 but his exit will leave Jesus with few options in the squad. Maxi Pereira is the undoubted right-back at the helm and has staked his claim after performing admirably this campaign.
However Benfica do not have a back-up option in his stead and for that reason, club officials have been monitoring Matias Rodriguez for the past few months.
The Argentine has been plying his trade at Universidad de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 for nearly two years now and has allegedly captured the interest of the Eagles, who are willing to cough up the necessary amount to land his signature.
Benfica boss, Jorge Jesus, has also spoken on the ongoing speculation and said that there always players from South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 being linked with the club but it did not mean that all the rumours were true.
Speaking to reporters, the trainer said that he had a very good idea of where his squad needed new additions and he did not want to make any remarks about what players his side were looking to sign.
"I do not want to speculate or interfere with anything, especially when it comes to hiring new players. Players from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Uruguay-c3035 are always offered to us, but we have a very clear idea of what the team needs.”
He also added that although he did not know anything about a potential transfer, he was aware of the Argentine full-back's abilities.
"They are not any good but we know the quality of Rodriguez. We now have to wait,” Jorge Jesus was quoted as saying.
While the Portuguese manager has carefully refrained from mentioning whether his side are currently in talks with their Chilean counterparts, it is clear that the club do need a right-back as a back-up plan for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxi-Pereira-c25004.
In Matias Rodriguez, they have someone who can be acquired on the cheap, is yet to fully develop his abilities and can thus be honed according to Benfica’s needs.
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