Pedro Sousa predicts Sudakov at Benfica: one of the standout players | OneFootball

Georgiy Sudakov has lived through a real nightmare in recent days after Russian forces bombed Kiev, hitting several residential areas, including the home where the family of Benfica’s new number 10 lives. Pedro Sousa spoke about the amounts paid by Benfica, urging caution regarding the Ukrainian’s first steps wearing the Eagles’ shirt, considering the various events in his personal life that could affect his performances for the Reds.

"Shakhtar was asking for 50 million euros in January, 40 at the start of the summer transfer window, and ended up selling for 27. This is because the market didn’t respond, the market speaks for itself, and teams decided it wasn’t the right time to sign a Ukrainian player, perhaps due to these circumstances," began the sports commentator on the program ‘Record na Hora’, recalling the ‘scare’ the player experienced last week.

Next, Pedro Sousa highlighted Sudakov’s quality, pointing to his potential, while also making a request to the fans, given the circumstances: "Football-wise, Benfica signed an extraordinary footballer. They signed a player who could be one of the best in the league. The fans will have to be patient, because this is not a normal situation."

Finally, Pedro Sousa recalled Sudakov’s difficult journey, marked by disasters: "Today (yesterday) he sleeps in Azerbaijan, his wife is in Kiev, eight months pregnant, with his mother, his father died last month. His story didn’t start here, he was born in a very small city in eastern Ukraine, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014."

This season, Georgiy Sudakov – valued at 32 million euros – has so far played 11 matches: five in the Europa League qualifying phase, three in the Ukrainian league, and two in the Conference League pre-qualifiers. For the Ukrainian national team, the attacking midfielder played one match. In the 846 minutes he spent on the pitch, the midfielder made two assists.

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