Wolverhampton Wanderers announced the club-record signing of Raul Jimenez on Thursday, who had initially joined on a year-long deal from Benfica last summer.He is Wolves’ top scorer with 15 goals, which has helped send the club to seventh in the Premier League, as well as firing them into Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Watford.
13Goalkeeper – Jan Oblak
Oblak moved to Benfica from Olimpija Ljubljana in 2010 at the age of 17. Several loan spells followed and it would be three years until he finally got the chance to impress.A series of mistakes from first-choice Artur prompted Oblak’s inclusion into the first-team in 2013/14 and impressive spell in the side saw him named goalkeeper of the year.
13Right-back – Nelson Semedo
After coming through the ranks at third division side Sintrense, the full-back was signed by Benfica and after a loan spell and two-and-a-half years with the club’s B team he was in the first XI.Once there he impressed enough for Barcelona to swoop for his services in 2017 and while his debut campaign at the Camp Nou wasn’t a smash hit, he’s now adapted and is an asset to the Blaugrana.
13Left-back – Joao Cancelo
A full-back capable of playing on both flanks isn’t as common as it used to be but they’re highly sought after when they’re as good as Cancelo.The Portugal ace is now having a fine time of it at Juventus after spell at Valencia and Inter Milan and it’s understandable when he’s playing with compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo in a team who seem set to win the Serie A title.He only made one appearance for Benfica’s senior side but was a regular with their B squad for two campaigns.
13Centre-back – Victor Lindelof
Now at Manchester United, the Sweden international joined the Portuguese club at 16 and spent a year in their youth team, before making the step up. After an extended period in the B team, Lindelof made 73 appearances for the first-team and this earned him a move to the Premier League and after initially struggling in England, he has been a consistent performer this season.
13Centre-back – David Luiz
The shaggy-haired Brazilian played 132 times for Benfica after initially joining the club on loan from Vitoria in 2007.He would remain with the club until January 2011, when he would move on to Chelsea.In his first spell at Stamford Bridge, Luiz helped the Blues to win the Champions League, FA Cup and Europa League. Paris Saint-Germain came calling and he left for two and-a-half years, but rejoined Chelsea once more in 2016.
13Midfield – Nemanja Matic
After only playing three times in his first stint at Chelsea, the towering midfielder moved to Benfica, where he played for three seasons, winning the league title and Portuguese League Cup.Like Luiz, Matic returned to Chelsea and was integral to their success under Jose Mourinho. He remains in the Premier League with Manchester United although his form is now showing some signs of decline.
13Midfield – Renato Sanches
A product of the Benfica academy, Sanches went on to play 35 games for the first team, before being snapped up by Bayern Munich and in turn became the first Portuguese player to ever sign for them.The club loaned him out to Swansea in 2017 and he endured a nightmare spell in the Premier League, with injuries and poor performances denting his reputation.He has since returned to form with Bayern and is enjoying a sustained run in the team.
13Midfield – Axel Witsel
As is common among several players on this list, Witsel spent just one season at Benfica after joining them in 2011 from Standard Liege.He became a fan favourite in that short period and later joined Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, and then Chinese side Tianjin Quanjin.The Belgian, who is his country’s second most capped player on 97, has returned to Europe and is plying his trade with Borussia Dortmund.
13Right winger – Bernardo Silva
Amazing to think that Silva only played three times for the first-team, before going on to make his name with Monaco.Once in Ligue 1 he helped Leonardo Jardim’s men to win Ligue 1 in 2016/17.The skilful midfielder is now an integral part of Manchester City’s dominant side and won the Premier League title in his first season at the Etihad.
13Left winger – Angel Di Maria
In three seasons, Di Maria played 124 games in the colours of Benfica before moving to Real Madrid in 2010.A first-team regular at Los Blancos, he memorably scored in the 2014 Champions League final and then signed for Manchester United, but failed to settle in England, despite a promising start.Now with PSG, he remains a regular with Argentina too.
13Striker – Raul Jimenez
After a less than impressive spell at Atletico Madrid upon his arrival in Europe, Jimenez moved to Benfica where in all competitions he was competent, yet not prolific, forward, netting 31 goals in 120 matches.At Wolves he has flourished further, scoring 12 times in the Premier League, which is no mean feat in a debut season for a promoted club.Now his permanent deal is done he could well continue to thrive under Nuno Espirito Santo.
13
13
Premier League Championship Scottish Premiership European Teams. Everton team news vs Cardiff: Predicted line up - Mina vs Zouma and TWO key stars doubtful over the break though they look
Cardiff City vs Everton Predictions: Everton line-up
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared Alexis Sanchez to a clogged bottle of ketchup when revealing his ongoing frustrations with the Manchester United forward. Sanchez has endured a miserable time since
Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'sure' Alex Sanchez
FIFA investigation into Chelsea transfer dealings 'involves over 100 young player cases' with club facing potential two-year ban if found guilty FIFA's probe into Chelsea's transfer dealings
Chelsea transfer crisis: Blues set for ANOTHER probe - latest
Injured Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was chased by stewards who thought he was a pitch invader after their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Thursday. Mendy has been recovering from knee surgery but that did not stop him from joining in the celebrations at full-time following the win at the Etihad. Benjamin Mendy joining in with the celebrations
Benjamin Mendy chased by Manchester City stewards who thought
A former Premier League referee said VAR got it wrong and Fernando Llorente's dramatic winning goal, which saw Tottenham dump Manchester City out of the Champions League should NOT have stood. The Etihad Stadium was host to absolutely chaotic scenes on Wednesday night, as City and Spurs treated us to surely one of the most…
Fernando Llorente goal was HANDBALL and should have been
newsleak24.com/fernando-llorente-goal-was-handball-and-should-have-been-disallowed-says-former-referee-mark-halsey/
Fernando Llorente goal was HANDBALL and should have been disallowed, says former referee Mark Halsey. which noticed Tottenham dump Manchester City out of the
Manchester City vs Tottenham: Fernando Llorente goal was
Tottenham Hotspur fans love Kyle Walker-Peters stat which will leave Arsenal fans embarrassed admin December 26, 2018 Assist King The true 'Assist King' of north London has been revealed Tottenham Hotspur starlet Kyle Walker-Peters took his chance to shine against Bournemouth and…
Cartilage Free Captain, a Tottenham Hotspur community
Raheem Sterling: Chelsea fan on talkSPORT sends apology to
Home / Manchester United news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment announced by Norwegian TV station with announced by Norwegian TV station with hilarious H.
Manchester United news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment
Liverpool vs Barcelona: Fireworks set off outside LaLiga side's hotel on eve of Champions League semi-final clash One man can be heard in a video shouting 'wake up call for Mr Messi' as the
Liverpool vs Barcelona Fireworks set off outside LaLiga sides
Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine retired professional footballer and current manager of Mexican second division club Dorados. Many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, regard him as the greatest football player of all time.
Arsenal news : Arsenal and Chelsea given just 6,000 tickets each for Europa League final in Baku That's because both sets of fans have been allocated just 6,000 tickets for the 68,700
Europa League final tickets: Arsenal vent anger after English
Liverpool deserve to win the Champions League final after
The Internet Pages business news from July 2018
Premier League The Hottest News Today - A snapshot of whats
A day after posting what is undoubtedly the strangest thing to ever appear on Instagram and sending the internet into meltdown, Eric Cantona was at it again. His since-deleted post from Wednesday, which caused such controversy, involved an egg being cracked by an erect penis - and we won't say anything else about it.
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona shocks Instagram with
0 Comments