Diamantino Miranda slams Benfica star: Not a real player | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis is Benfica's top scorer this season. However, the 13 goals of the Greek international are not enough to convince Diamantino Miranda. The Clube da Luz legend, in statements to CMTV, mentioned that the Eagles' forward wastes a lot and needs to improve significantly.

“There is indeed a huge imbalance in several positions of Benfica's squad. I would start with a player [Pavlidis], whom we all like for his commitment to the game, but, I mean, a striker is there to score goals,” Diamantino Miranda begins to argue, following the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.

When asked by Vítor Pinto if he is “another anti-Pavlidis,” Diamantino Miranda clarifies his position: “You didn't hear what I said. Completely on Pavlidis' side. He is not a player for the demands of a club like Benfica. Pavlidis should score more. He has several shortcomings.”

As reported in the Exclusive Glorioso on October 13, Rui Costa has already decided that he will only accept to sell Vangelis Pavlidis in the January transfer market for the release clause, that is, 100 million euros. The 26-year-old athlete is on the list of some of the main clubs in European football.

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