Pedro Sousa believes Benfica's new centre-back is disappointing | OneFootball

Benfica continue to assess various options to strengthen the heart of the defence, with Taylor Harwood-Bellis of Southampton one of the names on the table. The English centre-back could require an investment of more than €25 million, a figure that was analysed on the program Mercado NOW.

The need to move for a centre-back of this calibre would be linked to the underperformance of some players in the squad.

"Paying €25 million for a centre-back at this moment means two things: Lenglet is disappointing and there are concerns about Tomás Araújo," he said, thus calling into question the response provided by two of the centre-backs currently available to Marco Silva.

The analysis comes at a time when signing a centre-back is being pointed to as one of Benfica’s priorities. Harwood-Bellis, 24, is one of the options being studied by the club’s hierarchy, although he is not the only name to have been monitored during this transfer window.

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