although i agree that the cost of Danny would no doubt be less than 30mil given the struggling economy and the clubs willingness to move him since they are on good terms and he has given his all to them i doubt he comes to Portugal. Porto has a stacked midfield and no doubt would have to move somebody have to move somebody (ie. Belushi or miceal) to make space for him, although AVB seems very comfortable with his own group. Porto also has the buying power and the money to make this transfer happen if they wanted to but benfica does not. since benfica have sold players like Ramirez and Di maria without owning the majority of their contracts they aren't receiving much in the way of transfer income. personally if i was him i would stay away from benfica because there two most promising assets (luiz and coentrao) are most likely on the move soon. Going to Porto he would be on a great team with an excellent reputation however Porto doesn't purchase any player unless they believe that they can one day sell them out for more. that scenario seems unlikely with Danny. He also doesn't have a fixed position on the field so its tough to see him fitting in with Porto system. if he has any ambition he will move to another league such as England or Spain, and if he cares about the money then hell stick with zenit.

Danny is an excellent, proven player. I watch many of his games against quality opposition and he seems to almost always control the game. He was great against man united and real madrid, and that was a couple of years ago. He is even better today.

I agree that he would find it easier to start for Benfica, but to be honest I don't really think that we need him. He is better than Aimar, Martins, and Gaitan,but I would rather have Benfica turn Gaitan into Aimar's long term replacement. I'd like to see him playing in a big league(La Liga and Bundesliga preferably).

And Bryan, I also noticed that Veloso has been doing rather well in Italy. A lot of people in Genoa thought that he would be a hard working defensive midfielder, but he is more of a deep lying playmaker like Xabi Alonso. He actually is a pretty good passer so he is doing well in the slower, more tactical Serie A.

Did you guys not watch the Genoa- Inter game. He set up two goals and was Genoa's number 1 player. As far as Danny is concerned, Benfica can't afford him without putting more debt on their table. 400 million in counting. I doubt he'll join Porto because they have a stacked squad as is.

Porto has zero room for him, nor do I believe he really fits the mold of Porto's current system. He would fit well at Benfica, but I'm skeptical of whether they could afford him. He might be suited to Spain more than any other league, but Real and Barca aren't going to come calling and that leaves him with the also-rans. England's a possibility, but not with Man U. Liverpool, Everton or Chelsea would be the best fits there. His best fit, in my mind, is Germany, and if he could score a move there i'm confident he would become a household name in very little time. I'm just hoping he doesn't go to the Portuguese-player graveyard that is Italy. Poor Eduardo and Veloso, they could both be doing so much more.

Danny the best player of FC Zenit and will not give up easily, hence all the game commands.
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As a porto fan, i'm not a supporter of this guy...the hype surrounding him is exaggerated.also,i dont see porto spending big money on buying him seeing that there are various players with more talent on our team already,be it in the heart of midfield or out wide...didnt zenit pay like 30mil for him?how much do we think they'll want for him?

As a Benfica I would love to have this guy on the team and I bet the Porto fans will say the same thing. Either way to have a Portuguese national of his talent come to our league would be sweet.

I would absolutely love to see Danny in a Benfica jersey for three reasons. One being he has the same name as me lol, two being his PORTUGUESE, and three being he could add even more depth to our attacking midfield area. Also Aimar is out of contract by next season and I can't see Benfica renewing with him so Danny could potentially be his successor. And as far as the idea of him moving to Porto I hope he decides on Benfica because why do Porto need another good midfielder when they already have two young gems in Joao Moutinho and Ruben Micael and can't forget about that explosive Argentine, Belluschi. I know the question about well Danny could play out wide for Porto will come up, but really he is much more suited as an attacking midfielder instead of winger. And even though Hulk will leave Porto next season they still have great wide men in Varela and Columbian wonder kid, James "Bond" Rodriguez.