Benfica eye new playmaker, Rui Costa considers record-breaking investment | OneFootball

Georgiy Sudakov has become one of the top targets for Benfica in this transfer window. The 22-year-old player from Shakhtar Donetsk is seen at Luz as the ideal solution for the creative role, a position the Eagles have been looking to strengthen since the start of the transfer market. The star recently suffered a tough defeat.

According to the newspaper Record, Benfica's interest is real. After the deal that would have taken Akturkoglu to Fenerbahçe fell through, the Turkish player's stay is the most likely scenario for the Eagles' team. On the other hand, the end of talks with the Turkish club also helped close the Amoura dossier, especially since Wolfsburg would not go below 35 million euros, an amount the Eagles were not willing to pay.

Thus, the issue of the creative player in Bruno Lage's squad remains unresolved, and Sudakov is seen as the ideal player to fill the '10' position, and play in support of the striker. The national press reports that there are other names referenced, but the Shakhtar player is a priority target at Luz.

However, Rui Costa does not have an easy task in signing the young 22-year-old player. Shakhtar wants a figure in the region of 40 million euros to release Sudakov, which would mean a record investment by the Eagles' management to bring the attacking midfielder to Portugal.

Benfica wants to make use of the good relations it maintains with the Ukrainian club, from where, for example, Trubin came. However, Rui Costa is already aware that he faces strong competition to bring Sudakov to Luz: from Serie A, Napoli and Inter Milan, two Italian giants, are also interested in the player.

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