The Benfica boss reportedly sees Enzo Perez as a ready-made replacement for Nicolas Gaitan, who is likely to leave the club this summer.
Nicolas Gaitan happens to be one of the best players at Benfica and his outstanding form this season has been rewarded with interest from a clutch of top European sides.
Both Manchester United and Manchester City have expressed interest in securing his services, while a switch to Juventus has also been mooted.
A pivotal part of the Reds’ line-up, the club have utilized the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International up-front regularly and the results have been spectacular to say the least. The 23-year-old is currently leading the UEFA Champions League assists charts, the same competition
where the likes of Xavi Hernandez, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and Mesut Ozil reign supreme.
His abilities have blended in very well with the brand of football employed by Jorge Jesus and if he departs Estadio da Luz, the Lisbon giants could struggle to find an apt replacement.
United and City are eager to secure his services and the player’s most recent comments suggest that he might stick around till the end of the campaign but beyond that, he is likely to sign for a bigger club, where he can challenge for honours at highest
level and increase his earnings by many folds.
Benfica won’t have the necessary finances to buy a world-class talent as his alternate and so allegedly http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus has set his sights on Enzo Perez to succeed Gaitan.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Godoy-Cruz-c39433 man only recently ended a long running feud with the club and is currently playing on loan at Estudiantes for the rest of the season. Although quite talented, the 25-year-old has not had many chances to cast a favourable impression
on the coach.
However that is set to change in the summer, when Gaitan will in all probability be sold to an elite European club. Benfica have a number of options in midfield, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Aimar-c28938 is not getting any younger and Javi Garcia has also been linked with a move
away from the Stadium of Light.
This could potentially set the stage for Enzo Perez, who will have a lot to prove once he returns to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 in July.
Tags: