Palmeiras interested in Benfica right back Gilberto

Benfica right back Gilberto continues to be linked with a move back to his native Brazil with the latest Brazilian club interested in landing the 30 year old being Palmeiras. Gilberto spent the winter transfer window linked to clubs Flamengo and Atletico Mineiro but no move materialized due to the clubs failure to meet Benfica's demands.

Gilberto joined Benfica in the summer of 2020 from Fluminense for €3M and has appeared in 97 games across all competitions since his arrival, scoring eight goals while setting up an additional eight. Gilberto lost his place in the starting eleven this season and is currently Benfica's back up right back after the arrival of Alexander Bah this summer.

Benfica could play meaningful games in Boston, Toronto or Paris

There are reports coming out from a recent meeting held by Liga Portugal that starting during the 2024/25 season the league is open to changing the current format of the Taca da Liga championship to feature only the top four first division clubs from the previous season. The proposal would also include taking a long look at taking the tournament abroad in what would turn into a week long event promoting the games.

This is great news for Benfica fans who reside all over the globe in large communities and do not always have the means to travel to Portugal to catch their favourite club live in action. The Taca da Liga competition can turn to Boston, USA; San Jose, USA; Toronto, Canada; Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland which all have large Portuguese communities to host the competition.

Benfica have won this competition seven times since its inception in 2007, which is the most titles won by any team with their last title coming during the 2015/16 season. Benfica would of course have to finish in the top four to be a part of this potential event but it finally shows that the league is thinking outside the box.

 

Benfica in race for new Swedish Pearl

Benfica are one of a handful of clubs being linked with a move for AIK Solna under 17 striker Jonah Kusi-Asare who is being hailed as the new Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the tender age of just 15 in his native Sweden according to German publication Bild. Benfica are said to not be the leading candidate for the striker, as that honour falls to Austrian club RB Salzburg who's academy is highly regarded in developing players just under the level of Benfica's Seixal academy.