Official: Benfica complete the signing of Joan Capdevila from Villarreal – Report
World Cup winning back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joan-Capdevila-c18631 has finally put an end to the speculation surrounding his future by completing a move from Villarreal to Benfica, penning a two-year deal and agreeing to personal terms.
The Eagles have officially confirmed the purchase of the 33-year-old with a brief statement on their website.
The Spanish International has reportedly signed on for two years and has a €20 million buyout clause in his contract.
The main reason for acquiring Capdevila was the defensive crisis that had erupted at Estadio da Luz following the exit of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao to Real Madrid. The Reds were looking at several prospects to fill his boots, one of which was the highly qualified stalwart.
Originally targeting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-Ansaldi-c9499 and Danilo, the Portuguese giants were forced out of a move for both players albeit with different reasons.
Ansaldi declared his interest to become Coentrao’s successor and was on the verge of signing with the Lisbon-based club but the deal scuppered at the last minute, as Rubin Kazan refused to sell.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus’s team but was tempted by arch-rivals with a more financially lucrative offer and ended up moving to Estadio do Dragao.
With Benfica seemingly running out of potential targets, the club quickly swooped in with a €2.5 million proposal to complete the transfer of Emerson from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800.
However, the defender is relatively inexperienced at the upper echelons of football and is an investment for the future, who is yet to reach to the peak of his powers. In order to find a player more suited to the current times, the Lisbon outfit opened talks
with Villarreal for their star man.
Although the Yellow Submarine were initially reluctant to sell an asset that had won the World Cup and the European Championships recently, seeing that the young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Catalá had displaced Capdevila in the starting line-up, the Spanish club agreed to let
their veteran defender leave.
The allure of a change in scenery and the prospect of enjoying game time week-in, week-out for a player of his age was an offer too good to refuse for La Roja International and he was quick to accept Benfica’s proposal.
While his experience alone can demand a place in the first team, Capdevila will have to counter competition from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emerson-c12442, who has stated that he will go head-to-head with new signings for the left-back position.
But Capdevila can also expect something good to come out of his latest move, as it rumoured that current captain Luisao is contemplating a switch to Paris Saint-Germain, leaving the role of the skipper up for grabs. And with a glittering career like his,
the former Atletico Madrid will be the frontrunner to wear the captain’s armband next season.
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