Sunderland are reportedly interested in signing Benfica winger Eduardo Salvio.
We’ve been covering the Argentine player’s desire to move to the Premier League in the past few weeks, and it now looks like an interested club has finally shown up.
According to Thursday’s edition of Portuguese newspaper Record, Sunderland haven’t made an official bid yet, but the Portuguese side are already aware of the club’s intention.
That’s a pretty good recovery, we must say.
With only three starts last season, Salvio spent a long time out because of a knee injury which stopped him from joining Manchester City. Now as Benfica have too many wingers in the squad, they believe it’s time to let him go.
Both the clubs want the deal done, although it’s not mentioned if Sunderland would pay all that money. A work permit would also be a problem, since the player hasn’t been called up for the Brazilian national team.
Record says it could be possible by claiming he’s an exceptional talent. Is he?
The easier way to get the work permit is by amassing points due to transfer fee, wages, and the level of club he’d be joining from.
