Benfica are linked to what some in the football world are calling the new Cristiano Ronaldo and that is Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai who currently applies his trade with Austrian side RB Salzburg. According to 90 minutes, Benfica are on the long list of clubs that includes Bayern Munich, PSG and Real Madrid who are looking to make a move for the Hungarian International. The 20 year old has been a member of Salzburg since January 2018 and has appeared in 74 games across all competitions for the Austrian club, scoring 22 goals while adding 33 helpers. Szoboszlai's play this season in the Champions League is one of the main reasons he has caught the attention of some of Europe's bigger clubs with Salzburg looking for a minimum €25M to start discussions on Szoboszlai's departure.
Benfica are being linked with Los Angeles FC winger Brian Rodriguez from North America's Major League Soccer League according to reports coming from Portugal. The 20 year old winger has been on Benfica's radar for a bit of time and the club looks set to make a formal offer to LAFC during the next transfer window. Body Armor's annual 22 under 22 player rankings has Rodriguez as the second best ranked player in this category and reported that Rodriguez has devastating 1 on 1 skills and is elite at chance creations. Rodriguez who is in his second season with LAFC has appeared in 32 games across all competitions for the club, scoring three goals while setting up eight. Rodriguez also made his national team debut with Uruguay in September 2019 and has scored three goals in eight appearances. This display has caught the attention of many of Europe's clubs and Benfica is not alone in their interest of the Uruguayan international.
Benfica are being linked to Red Star Belgrade's 18 year old winger Andrija Radulovic according to site todofichajes. Radulovic has been labelled the "New Shaqiri" in Serbia, a reference to the Swiss International Xherdan Shaqiri. Benfica are not alone in their interest of the U19 Serbian International as Inter Milan and Valencia are two clubs mentioned to be also keeping a close eye on Radulovic. Thanks to the current world pandemic of COVID-19, Radulovic is said to be available by Red Star for a bargain price of around €1.5M, the 18 year has appeared in 8 senior games with Red Star over the past two seasons, scoring on one occasion.
