Sport.ua, one of Ukraine’s most prominent sports sites, made a breaking claim about Arseniy Batagov. It was claimed that Benfica, coached by Jose Mourinho, was about to transfer the 23-year-old defender. According to the news, the Ukrainian football player is positive about the option of transferring to Portugal and believes that he has a better chance of gaining a better place in the Ukrainian National Team at his new club. It is reported in the news that the potential agreement amount could reach 20 million euros.
The situation is still developing and the parties are closely monitoring the progress of the talks. According to another report in the Ukrainian press, it was claimed that Napoli would knock on Trabzonspor’s door with a much higher offer in order to avoid losing Batagov to Benfica.