How about this: Pep Guardiola keen on Benfica’s undisputed star | OneFootball

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·9 January 2026

How about this: Pep Guardiola keen on Benfica’s undisputed star

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Amar Dedić is on Manchester City's wishlist. According to reports, the Citizens are interested in securing the signing of the right-back from Benfica, whose profile greatly appeals to Pep Guardiola. However, as of now, there are no known concrete advances from the English club.

The information was reported by the newspaper Sport, one of the most well-known in Bosnia, which notes the interest of the Manchester club in signing the player, who has been a regular feature in both the defensive and offensive dynamics of José Mourinho.


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Still, no figures are known, as Manchester City has not made any formal proposal for Benfica's number 17. The same source explains that the English club has so far limited itself to sounding out the Bosnian international, as his characteristics fit into Pep Guardiola's ideas.

If this deal materializes, Dedić would become the latest Benfica footballer to move to the club that has dominated the Premier League. To date, the Citizens have already had three former familiar faces from the Glorious: Bernardo Silvawho is expected to leave the club in the summer —, Rúben Dias, and Ederson, with the latter currently representing Fenerbahçe.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Amar Dedić — valued at 15 million euros — has played a total of 28 official matches for the Reds: 14 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 2,368 minutes he was on the field, the Bosnian scored one goal and provided three assists.

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