Nicolas Gaitan of Benfica attracting interest from Paris Saint-Germain – Ligue 1 news
French Ligue 1 giants, Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring the progress of Argentine international, Nicolas Gaitan according to reports in French media.
The 23-year-old joined Águias in the summer of 2010 and since then, the San Martin-born midfielder has become an important part of the Lisbon-based club that reached the semi-final of last season’s UEFA Europa League where they lost to Braga.
However, the young midfielder’s performances have impressed PSG sporting director Leonardo who wants to bring the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Boca-Juniors-c38658 man to the Parc des Princes as the Brazilian looks to increase the depth of the PSG midfield.
Already, Les Parisiens have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 and coach Antoine Kombouare are looking to find a suitable partner for Javier Pastore who has lit alight the Ligue 1 since
his 42 million Euros move from Palermo earlier this summer.
Gaitan has so far made 32 appearances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus’ side and has scored eight goals. though the youngster had a slow start to life at Estadio da Luz, the 2011/2012 season has seen the youngster play an important role in Benfica’s ascend to the top of
the Portuguese league table.
Benfica drew 1-1 with Manchester United in their opening game of the 2011/2012 UEFA Champions League group stages and scouts from the Paris-based club were present to witness firsthand the quality of the young playmaker.
Impressed with what they saw, the scouts returned with raving comments on Gaitan’s quality and Leonardo is now looking to mount an offer to Benfica for the talented midfielder. Reports further suggest that Manchester United manager Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson was
also impressed by the youngster’s display.
However, Gaitan’s agent has for now squashed all rumours regarding the midfielder’s future by saying, “Gaitan has a lot to give. This is not the time to talk about a particular club. The important thing right now, is that he feels good at Benfica. He is
very happy here.”
The youngster arrived from Boca Juniors last summer for 8.4 million Euros and Paris Saint-Germain might have to pay a considerable amount in order to get their hands on a player who is being considered as the future of Argentine football.
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