Press reveals Porto eyed target set to bolster Benfica | OneFootball

Georgiy Sudakov is the latest addition to the Benfica team, which urgently needed a player with the characteristics that the Ukrainian possesses. However, before even appearing on the Eagles' radar, the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder was on Porto's wish list, the eternal rival of the Clube da Luz.

According to the newspaper A Bola, today, August 30, the blue and whites, led by André Villas-Boas, attempted to sign the 22-year-old athlete, but negotiations with the Ukrainian champion did not end in a white smoke, which eventually paved the way for an opportunity for Benfica.

If the Dragons had sealed the deal with Shakhtar, Sudakov's future would have been quite different, and Benfica would have had to look for other solutions in the market. However, fate had it that the Ukrainian international would cross paths again with Anatoliy Trubin, the Eagles' goalkeeper and former teammate at the Donbass club.

It is worth noting that Georgiy Sudakov landed yesterday at the Tires Aerodrome, but due to bureaucratic reasons, the young player was not presented to the Benfica fans yesterday. According to the sports daily, the new addition to the Reds is expected to be presented today, August 30, at Estádio da Luz, alongside President Rui Costa. As reported by the press, Benfica will pay 27 million euros, plus 5 million euros in variables.

This season, Georgiy Sudakov – valued at 32 million euros – has played 10 matches so far: five in the Europa League qualifying phase, three in the National Championship, and two in the Conference League preliminaries. In the 763 minutes he was on the pitch, the midfielder made two assists.

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