Did anyone see him in the WC? He's lost a step or two. He might be ok in Liga Sagres, and actually had a pretty good year for Athletico, but come CL play Benfica need someone better. If he wants to come back when his contract runs out at Athletico, i'm ok with that. I wouldn't pay anything to get him back here tho. He's a good sub (last 20 min) on the wings for a good team.

why not for him to play 1 season and be worth 20 mil that is an amzing deal lets say we sell him athletico want to sell simao we could use the money to buy him back simao is the benfica king of this generation i prefer him over any winger at benfica i want the REAL CAPTAIN come back
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I would like to see Ramires stay at least another season. I think Ramires said he wouldn't move from Benfica unless it was Real Madrid, Barcelona or Chelsea and 20 million is alot of money and hard to turn down.

I would've liked Ramires to stay, but on the other hand 20 million is too much to turn down, i dont think he's worth that much! With 20 million we could get a much cheaper replacement and have a lot left over to spare. I think its more of a priority to keep Cardozo at the club, because his partnership with Saviola could help us do really well in the Champs League. We also need more defensive cover because we've been conceding too many goals in these pre-season friendlies. I've never been convinced with Sidnei, and Farias is untested. As for Roberto, I hope he's just making a slow start and will improve, because in all honesty, conceding an average of 2 goals a game against such modest opposition is a little worrying. I cant understand why we didnt go for Eduardo, who's definitely one of the keepers in the world right now.

I happen to agree with most of your guys thoughts.
I really like Ramires, especiall in how he tracked back to cover defensively, when Maxi got caught up top. He has nice pace out wide, and can cut or cover them middle very well.

That being said, we have to sell if they offer 20 mil.

Like it has been mentioned, he is a tremendous injury risk.
Remember he played a full seasonin Brazil and then joined Benfica right away without a break, and played a full Portuguese season as well. He was also involved in the World Cup for Brazil. Overall he's played well over 100 matches without a break, and it could come back to haunt him and the club.
You could tell later on in the season, his pace wasn't as crisp. He seemed slower than in the beggining.

I know how people keep saying that Benfica can't lose everybody, but last time I checked only one has moved. There's a lot of talk, but no movement for now. I agree in trying to keep these guys together and making a run at the Champions League. But, we do have coverage for teh middle and upfront. lets make sure the backline stays intact, and we should be ok.

It's good $$ that benfica can't turn down but he's only been here 1 year. It's a toss up for me. I would like him to stay at least 1 more year. See if he has a good year this year especially in the CL games andmaybe his price could raise to 30 million. Whatever Benfica do, we have players on the bench who can step up.

benfica can't turn it down. it will be a shame to see him leave after one season but that kind of money is too good to refuse. especially when you consider ramires played all through last summer and then this year at the world cup. i can see him getting burned out at some stage in the new season.