Portuguese newspaper Record features today a piece on Benfica midfielder Florentino Luís. They say manager Jorge Jesus has been trying to improve his attacking skills for the upcoming season.
That means the coach, who just arrived from Flamengo, wishes to keep the midfielder in the squad, regardless of the many rumours linking him to a move out of Lisbon.
Record claims that Florentino indeed had two offers to leave Benfica this summer. They were one from Fulham and another one from Milan.
It’s said Fulham side tried to get the 21-year-old on a season-long loan spell, with an obligatory clause to buy him in the next summer.
Milan offered something similar, as they wanted to pay €3m for a two-year loan spell, and an obligatory clause of €30m to buy him at the end of it.
Record says Benfica didn’t really like any of the offers, so it seems that unless Fulham and Milan raise their bids, Florentino will really stay with the Eagles for the next season.
