Speaking to SIC Notícias, Carvalho Santos commented on the defensive midfielder’s current situation
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Bruno Carvalho Santos, Florentino’s businessman, spoke yesterday [quarta-feira] exclusively to SIC Notícias about the current situation of the defensive midfielder at Benfica.
Despite having lost some space in the Eagles’ midfield, the agent states that the player maintains “a healthy relationship” with coach Roger Schmidt, highlighting the fact that the German gave him “a new opportunity at Benfica” last season . “It’s a healthy relationship. It was the coach who gave him a new opportunity at Benfica and who invested heavily in him last season. This year initially he didn’t [tanto], but he’s back to betting now. They both respect each other and will still have some way to go together,” she began by saying.
Bruno Carvalho Santos also confirmed that Barcelona “was one of the teams” that sought Florentino in the last transfer market, assuming that there were other Premier League teams that showed interest in the Benfica midfielder. “For all the club’s financial fair play, I think it’s difficult for Barcelona to present an offer of 40 million euros. [por Florentino]. I can’t hide the fact that it was one of the teams that looked for Florentino in the summer, it was one of the options, it was talked about a lot, just like Premier League teams. Benfica decided to continue with the player for another season, or for more seasons, and considered Florentino a non-transferable player. In this sense, we have to see what the market will bring in the coming days, in the January and summer markets. It will always be a more competitive championship and a different project. In recent years, Florentino has been used to European competitions and big games for Benfica. It will always be his dream to continue playing in European competitions”, he said.
Far from Roberto Martínez’s options in this qualifying phase for the 2024 European Championship, Bruno Carvalho Santos states that Florentino already deserved a call-up to the National Team, considering that the player still has time to make his debut for the corner team. “We think he should have been called up by now. There were moments during the last year at Benfica when he should have been called up, but the Portuguese team is one of the five best in the world and also has other great players in that position, but I think it will be It’s a matter of time. Due to his quality, character and winning mentality, he will have to be called up.”
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2023-11-16 12:51:06
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