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| Tuesday, 13 July 2010 16:09 |
Guimaraes banking on Halliche dealMinhoto club asserts pre-agreement in place Vitoria Guimaraes are putting the final touches to their squad ahead of the August 15 start day of the Liga Zon Sagres and one player the vimarense are hoping will join the team is central defender Halliche.
The Algerian has been playing in Portugal for the past three seasons. Benfica signed the stopper back in 2007 from Hussien Day, but he has never appeared in an official match for the Lisbon side since his arrival. The 23-year-old has been honing his skills with Madeira club Nacional for the past two and a half years, but is set for another loan spell with Guimaraes. Vitoria's director of football Jose Pereira has claimed that an agreement exists between them and Benfica. Should the defender not make a permanent move elsewhere, he will be arriving at the Estadio D.Afonso Henriques on loan. "It was always the aim of our manager. We will do everything so that Halliche comes to Vitoria Guimaraes," attested Pereira. "He is Benfica's player, was at the World Cup and now is on holidays." "But we do have a promise that in the case he is not sold definitively, it is a strong possibiltiy that he will come to Vitoria." by Marco Pereira Add your comment |
