Glorioso 1904 exclusive: João Malheiro says Benfica target has class | OneFootball

João Palhinha is a notable signing for Benfica, according to João Malheiro. In this Exclusivo Glorioso 1904, our newspaper spoke with the journalist closely associated with the Reds, who discussed the likely arrival of the defensive midfielder, the victory achieved against Aarhus and other market-related matters.

"Without a doubt, given Benfica’s attacking output, especially in the first half, a substantially wider result would have been justified. In any case, a win by two goals seems sufficient to me for Benfica to get through the tie. I am convinced that, in next Thursday’s match in Denmark, Benfica will be able to win," he began by saying in the interview.

Regarding their Europa League ambitions, the well-known Benfica supporter argues that the Club should aim to win it. "Win it? I think so. The Europa League does not have the caliber of the Champions League, but there is a group of high-level teams from Europe’s main leagues. Even so, for Benfica, the primary objective is to win the Portuguese League, but they should approach the Europa League with the perspective of being able to win it", he said.

Alessandro Circati has already arrived and João Palhinha is getting closer. João Malheiro considers the signings of the players ideal. "Circati was a gap in the squad. There was a need for a proven centre-back and I believe the choice was the right one. As for João Palhinha, I believe he is a great signing. He is an excellent player, with great class. He is very experienced, very seasoned, and has already been coached by Marcos Silva. It is an excellent piece of business", he commented.

The former Benfica communications director believes there could still be more movement in the market. "You can never say the market is closed until it is actually closed. Therefore, it would be premature on my part to say that Benfica’s squad is complete. There will, most likely, be departures in the coming days. I do not rule out that there may be some arrivals as well. Now, what it seems at this moment, already counting João Palhinha, is that Benfica have a squad that, in my view, is strong enough and of sufficient quality to attack, with optimism, the various fronts in which they will be involved."

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