Press uncovers quirky Pavlidis story before his Benfica move | OneFootball

Held up by details, José Mourinho is very close to becoming the coach of Benfica and, therefore, guiding Vangelis Pavlidis, the goal man of the reds. In the face of the imminent announcement, the press reveals the story in which the Special One tried to hire the Greek, who would end up being a reinforcement for Glorioso.

According to an article published by the newspaper A Bola, the Special One, at the time coach of Roma, had 'requested' the giallorossi officials to sign the Greek international who, at that time, still represented the Dutch AZ Alkmaar. A wish that is two years old and is very close to being fulfilled.

As the same source reveals, the Setubal coach, at the time had Tammy Abraham as the main offensive reference of the Italians, however, the Englishman was seriously injured and Mourinho saw in Pavlidis the ideal solution to replace the attacker. However, despite the effort, AZ Alkmaar never considered the proposal presented by Roma acceptable, causing the deal to never materialize.

The truth is that the Greek had a very successful season in 2022/23, where, after 40 official matches, he scored 22 goals and completed 12 assists. However, the numbers achieved in the following year, in 2023/24, were enough for Benfica to step forward and close his signing.

In his second season at Clube da Luz, Vangelis Pavlidis - currently valued at 35 million euros - has already played 10 official matches this sports season. In the 771 minutes he was on the pitch, the number 14 of the eagles scored four goals.

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