Spanish press hails Pavlidis at Benfica, links him to Real Madrid | OneFootball

The performance of Vangelis Pavlidis this season has generated a lot of interest. According to reports, the recent displays of the goal-scorer from Benfica have echoed through the Spanish press, with some suggesting that the Greek athlete will be the next big sale for the Eagles… with Real Madrid.

In the neighboring country, the newspaper Marca highlighted yet another stellar performance by the number 14 of the Reds — who made history against Famalicão — and points out that he was the only one able to keep up with the scoring pace of two of Europe's top strikers: Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane.

In total, with one match still to play in 2025, Pavlidis has scored about 43 goals, allowing the international to sit at the table with the forwards of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The biggest star of the Merengues celebrated on 59 occasions, while the Englishman 'hit the target' 51 times.

The same source highlights Pavlidis's goal-scoring prowess and states that the Greek will be one of the biggest sales of 2026, putting Real Madrid in the orbit. However, Marca has other plans for now and prefers to anticipate the upcoming clash between the Eagles and the Merengues in the Champions League, scheduled for January 28.

This season, wearing Benfica's jersey, Vangelis Pavlidis — valued at 35 million euros — played 29 games: 15 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, one in the Super Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 2,279 minutes he was on the field, the athlete scored 20 goals and made two assists.

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