Luís Mateus: João Palhinha ‘has Marco Silva’s stamp’ at Benfica | OneFootball

Luís Mateus believes João Palhinha is the signing that most reflects Marco Silva’s identity at Benfica.

According to A BOLA, in his column Mateus wrote that while Marco Silva likely approved Jakub Kaminski and Alessandro Circati, the addition that truly bears his imprint is Palhinha. He argued that, having coached and developed him into a key figure at Fulham and a Premier League player, Palhinha would have fitted at Tottenham and could be important at Villa, rivals in the chase.

Palhinha is close to joining Benfica, with the move dependent on the Portuguese midfielder agreeing final contract details with Bayern Munich.

Talks over his exit are active and some elements still need resolving, so the operation cannot yet be considered complete.

Benfica await the outcome of those final points before closing the signing of the Portugal international.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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