Benfica may consider allowing midfielder Florentino Luis to leave this summer after signing Richard Rios, and Burnley, Everton and Leeds United are options.
That’s according to journalist Gianluigi Longari, who reports that Luis could be back on the menu this summer.
Rios has joined from Brazilian side Palmeiras after being linked with a move to Europe for the last 18 months or so.
That’s added competition to an already packed Benfica midfielder, which has also had Aston Villa’s Enzo Barrenechea added to it this summer, and that could see Luis depart.
And according to Longari he has a trio of Premier League suitors, with Burnley, Everton and Leeds all said to have come forward. He’s also been offered to Serie A club in the past but it’s the English three who’ve made efforts in recent weeks.
Now, we’ll take this with a hefty dollop of doubt for the time being as Luis is a regular here at Sport Witness.
He’s been linked with a move to the Premier League continually for at least a year, perhaps more, without anything ever seemingly coming of it.
Everton are long-term admirers, at least according to reports in Portugal over the last 12 months, and perhaps David Moyes’ determination to start getting more transfer business done has revived that interest.
Leeds and Burnley also need to strengthen but until there’s anything concrete, and perhaps from Portugal, we’ll be holding our horses back.