Is Goncalo Ramos being dangled to Maritimo for Pinho?

With Benfica having secured the signature of Maritimo striker Rodrigo Pinho on a free transfer after his contract ends with the Madeira club this summer, Benfica manager Jorge Jesus is pushing to have the 29 year old join the club now instead of later this year. Maritimo have no interest in allowing their leading scorer from this season and last to depart before his contract runs out without an incentive from the Lisbon side, so look for the clubs to complete a loan swap if Pinho is to join Benfica this month.

The name that has been whispered around Portugal with a move to Maritimo is 19 year old youngster Goncalo Ramos, the attacking forward would join the Madeira club on loan until seasons end, providing Ramos with valuable experience while he plays regular minutes at Maritimo. Ramos has only appeared in 180 minutes for Benfica across all competitions this season scoring once while setting up another, he has also appeared in four games for Benfica B were he scored seven goals and added three assists earning himself a promotion to the main club.

Pinho who has been on fire this season for Maritimo has scored sixteen goals across all competitions in just fourteen games, with one of his markers coming yesterday in a surprise Maritimo win over Sporting in Taca de Portugal action. It is no wonder that Jorge Jesus is pushing to have the productive striker join the club now and not in the summer.

Chiquinho with many options to leave club

Benfica attacking midfielder Chiquinho looks set to move on from the club during the winter transfer period and the 25 year old has many suitors lining up for his services. Benfica have already been approached by Russian side Krasnodar who were looking to strike a deal for Chiquinho last season, Italian club Torino seem to have also re-kindled their interest in the player. Chiquinho has also been linked with a move to the Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer and reports also state that Chiquinho has interest from clubs in Spain, France and Turkey to chose from. Chiquinho joined Benfica last season from Moreirense for €5.25M and has appeared in 46 games for the club across all competitions scoring three times while setting up another seven. With the arrival of Jorge Jesus at the club Chiquinho has only appeared in eight games of the clubs 24 this season.

Benfica defender Ferro set for loan move to Spain

Benfica defender Ferro is set for a loan move to Spanish side Valencia with the 23 year old scheduled to fly to Spain next week for medicals. With the arrival of defender Lucas Verissimo from Santos in the next coming weeks, Ferro's playing time at the club would be further reduced then what it already is now, so the youngster is open to a move abroad.

Ferro is a Benfica academy product and would join former academy teammate Goncalo Guedes at Valencia. Ferro made his senior team appearance with Benfica in early 2019 and has appeared in 63 games across all competitions scoring 4 goals. Ferro would be the fifth academy player to be loaned out by the club, joining Jota, Tomas Tavares, Florentino and Tiago Dantas since the arrival of Jorge Jesus this summer.