Amar Dedic almost escaped Benfica, Sporting lent a big hand | OneFootball

Amar Dedic was Benfica’s top target for the right flank this transfer window, even though there were other options on the table. Georgios Vagiannidis, who would later become a Sporting reinforcement, was offered to the Luz club, which ultimately vetoed the arrival of the Greek, showing total focus on the 23-year-old Bosnian.

“Georgios Vagiannidis was offered to Benfica at an early stage of the transfer window. However, the Eagles’ focus was elsewhere: Amar Dedic, who indeed ended up joining the team,” reveals the sports daily in its print edition this Wednesday, September 3, about the full-back.

The truth is that Benfica’s football structure’s decision has proven, so far, to be the right one. Amar Dedic has been one of the standout figures at the start of Bruno Lage’s team’s season, even considering his sending off for a second yellow card against Alverca in the last round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

As for the numbers, Benfica paid a fee of around 10 million euros for Amar Dedic. Meanwhile, Sporting shelled out 12 million euros, plus 2 million depending on performance objectives, to secure Georgios Vagiannidis, who was only officially announced at the beginning of August.

This season, wearing the Benfica shirt, Amar Dedic – valued at 12 million euros – has played eight matches: four in the Champions League, three in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 674 minutes he has played, the full-back has scored one goal (Alverca) and provided one assist (Tondela).

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