Although it has yet to be confirmed by Benfica, every Portuguese sporting news medium is reporting that 18 year old Jonathan Urretaviscaya has reached an agreement with Benfica to wear the sacred mantle for the next 5 seasons. The Uruguayan forward stood out in the last Uruaguayan Clausura scoring 9 goals in 15 matches.
Also according to those reports Urreta was offered to porto and braga and both clubs declined. Last year the youngster was in England trying out for Tottenham, but a labor issue prevented him from staying.
Meanwhile, both Micolli's and Aimar's acquisitions seem to be taking step backwards.
Palermo's president, has stated that the "little bombardeer" is not going anywhere. The start of the negotiations for Micolli has already cost one of Palermo's sporting directors his job.
On the Aimar front, there are several clubs interested in his services, and willing to pay more than what Zaragoza and Benfica have been haggling about, namely Everton.
If you ask me, you can say goodbye to both of those players. We still need good reputable players for those 2 positions. In my opinion, Benfica could close up shop after those two acquisitions, a "10" and a forward, would bring a nice balance to the squad. In the event that Benfica can't close on those 2 needs, both Martins and Urreta can hopefully be solutions.
With Spanish clubs still on vacation, Benfica will have to wait a little longer to see what names will be on the transfer lists from La Liga. Soldado has been a target for a while, it wouldn't surprise me if he takes center stage after Aimar goes away. Lets also not forget the 2 player option we have from the Atletico Madrid ranks, which was part of the Simao deal. Is it possible that even with slim pickins, we can't get anyone better than Maxi?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Urretaviscaya - Mr Urreta to You!
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What's happening with Freddy? Is he coming back for the next season??
Thanks!
Every week there's talk about Freddy going on loan, first it was Italy, yesterday there was talk about AS Monaco being interested in his services. Freddy Agent continues to reinforce Freddy's desire to remain in Lisbon. Personally, i don't believe that Freddy will be going on loan much less sold. Quique will want to take a good look at him, and i think Benfica lacks players of Freddy's type up front, fast, skilled and ease of shot.
It's an odd situation, and once again Freddy will be at a disadvantage as he will once again be apart from the team in a crucial time. The US's first game is August 7th, SO i would have to think he will join the national team somewhere around the end of July. If the US makes it deep into the tournament, Freddy is looking to be absent for most of August, the season will get underway at the end of August, but August is a crucial time, as Quique will be looking to already have the starting 11 chosen mid August, and he won't be able to count on Freddy or DiMaria.
The season starts this coming tuesday and Freddy will have a good 2 weeks to convince Quique, no decision will be made until then. The Newspapers love to speculate, don't believe everything you read or hear my friend..
Thanks for this. I've been feen'in for a good Adu update!!
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