Benfica target stretchered off with serious injury, summer move in doubt | OneFootball

Midfielder Stije Resink, who is on Benfica's radar, suffered a serious injury during a match between Groningen and Volendam. The 22-year-old player was forced to leave the field at the start of the second half after feeling pain in his knee and had to be carried off on a stretcher, in a moment that left the team and fans apprehensive.

The footballer had been one of the targets sought by the Eagles, but Groningen refused to negotiate his departure during the winter transfer window. The interest from Benfica and other European clubs such as Ajax suggested that the player could make the leap to a bigger league as early as this summer.

At the moment of the injury, the midfielder had even opened the scoring. Groningen's coach, Dick Lukkien, expressed concern about the seriousness of the problem and admitted that the team really felt the absence of their captain, with his teammates visibly shaken at the end of the match.

Goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen also lamented what happened: "It is very sad, because he is a great player and we knew he would probably leave in the summer. So, we feel very sorry for him, but we have to keep going as a team," he said.

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