Manchester United had been credited with an interest in Benfica’s Álvaro Carreras before they appointed Rúben Amorim as their next manager last week.
Amorim will leave the Eagles’ rival, Sporting, and take charge at Old Trafford later this month.
Former Benfica defender Álvaro Magalhães is worried about Amorim taking the left-back with him to Manchester United. He revealed this during a chat with Record.
The Red Devils initially allowed the 21-year-old to join the Portuguese club on a loan deal in January. They had an option to buy him which they exercised it earlier this year.
Last month, O Jogo reported Manchester United have a buyback clause to bring Carreras back to Old Trafford. Earlier today, we covered claims from Portugal which stated Amorim can take him to England.
Magalhães insists the new Premier League side’s manager could snatch the Spaniard from his current club’s rival. The clause is unlikely to stop Benfica from retaining the player.
“I fear that Rúben Amorim wants him at Manchester United,” he said.
“It seems to me that he has the quality to be one of the first options and looking at the squad, I believe that with the new coaching staff he could become a possibility again, especially because the new coach knows him very well based on what he saw from him at Benfica.”
“It would be a lot if Benfica had the ability to not let him escape, but now the decision is not just in the club’s hands.”
The Spain U21 international has made 14 appearances in all competitions for Benfica this season. The former fullback has hailed Carreras’ ‘mental strength’.
“This ability to react to adversity seems to be his strength. Great players only succeed if they are mentally very strong and that seems to be the case. Anyone who is weak cannot play for Benfica, just as they cannot play for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, or PSG,” Magalhães explained.
“If he were weak, he would have already been released from Benfica and would be demonstrating quality in another team. Benfica were in time to not lose one of those players that we must fight to keep at the club due to his quality. I hope he has a lot of luck and continues to have a great season.”
