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Monday, 16 November 2009 10:26

Benfica president scuppers Manchester City’s Di Maria plans

Argentine winger going nowhere guarantees Luis Filipe Vieira

Di MariaBenfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has categorically denied reports emanating from England that Benfica and Manchester City have reached an agreement for the January transfer of Argentine sensation Angel Di Maria.
 
“Benfica fans can rest assured, Di Maria will not be leaving in January,” Vieira told Portuguese daily A Bola yesterday.
 
Reports in England had suggested a deal had been brokered between the Eagles and City to take the 21-year-old winger to the Premier League club in the coming winter transfer window, to fill the void left by the impending departure of Robinho to Barcelona.
 
However, Vieira’s firm denial of any such deal suggests it was nothing but paper talk.
 
Di Maria has been a major driving force behind Benfica’s superb start to the season. The wide man impressed sporadically in his first two years in Portugal, but this season has added consistency to his exhilarating wing play.
 
His sparkling form has earned him a place in the full Argentina national side, where he put in a good performance in the narrow weekend defeat to Spain.
 
Comments (3)
Cash In
3 Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:05
PAulo-Australia
whilst i would love to seem di maria stay, it would be stupid not to cash in.

Porto have done this to perfection over previous seasons.

I think it benfica want to extract a big price after the world cup.
Maestro
2 Monday, 16 November 2009 19:18
Paulo/ Charlotte,NC./ USA
Let's hope Rui Costa has more say in who comes and goes when it involves transfers. I don't think it's a accident that since he's joined the Aguias front office we've played like the team we expect to see on the pitch. They will be in a tough position down the road with Ramires and Coentrao displaying quality to date. Steve is absolutely correct when it comes to Vieira. Vieira is a very smart man business man unfortunately SL Benfica is not a business for the fans. SLB is a national monument and should be treated as one.
Remember Simao...
1 Monday, 16 November 2009 12:55
Steve / D.C.
I am a Porto fan, but I truly hope Di Maria stays at Benfica because he is a rising star and his presence improves the stature of the Liga Sagres as a hole. As for Vieira's declarations, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him (or any other club president for that matter). I distinctly remember Senhor Vieira declaring that Simao was not going anywhere either... and that was about three days before he (SImao) showed up in Madrid for a physical...

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