Benfica? Ex-coach: Sidny Cabral has huge room to improve | OneFootball

Jorge Faria has no doubts about Sidny Cabral. The former coach of Estrela da Amadora, who introduced the Cape Verdean in the current edition of the Championship, commented on the interest from Benfica. The coach, who faced the reds at the beginning of the season, feels that the full-back has everything to succeed in a big club.

"He is young, has a huge potential for growth, and has been showing outstanding performance levels", Jorge Faria began by saying, in statements to the newspaper O Jogo, in the edition of this Monday, December 22, when commenting on the eagles' interest in the player.

When asked if the player will be able to handle the demands of a team the size of Benfica, Jorge Faria gives an assurance about the number 55 of the tricolors: "I have no doubt that he will meet expectations and can respond immediately".

It should be noted that Benfica has already started negotiations with the tricolor emblem, with the eagles presenting an offer around 6 million euros. However, given the interest from Porto, Sporting, and some foreign teams, Estrela da Amadora has raised the bar to values between 7 and 8 million euros.

This season, wearing the Estrela da Amadora jersey, Sidny Cabral — valued at 2 million euros — played 16 games: 15 in the Portuguese League and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,358 minutes he was on the pitch, the defender, who can play on both the right and left, scored five goals and made three assists.

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