Benfica-Inter, Portuguese distracted by the transfer market: Bayern aim for Gonçalo Ramos

From our correspondent Sebastiano Vernazza

April 11th
– Lisbon (Portugal)

The Gonçalo Ramos case shakes Benfica a few hours after the Champions League match against Inter. Yesterday Sky Germany launched the indiscretion of Bayern Munich’s interest in the 21-year-old Portuguese centre-forward, one of the key players of the Lisbon team. In reality, the Bavarian club would have identified Kolo Muani, the Frenchman of Eintracht Frankfurt, as the first choice to reinforce the attack, but the negotiation does not seem simple and Ramos represents the young alternative with a great future.

German sirens

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According to the reconstruction of Sky Germany, Bayern would have allocated 100 million euros for the purchase of a striker of weight. Among the options, Harry Kane of Tottenham and Victor Osimhen of Napoli, but the candidacy of Ramos is growing and disturbs the environment of Benfica a few hours before the first leg of the quarter-finals with Inter. Benfica is a healthy capital gains factory. He seeks out potential strong players, launches them to a high level and sells them for hyperbolic prices. At the end of January, he sold Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea for €121m, the most expensive transfer in Premier League history. Ramos has already reached 25 goals this season, three of which in the Champions League.

The statements

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Yesterday at the press conference he reassured the “Benfiquisti” fans, but up to a certain point: “My will is to stay at Benfica. On the renewal of the contract (expiring in 2025, ed) I don’t have much to say, the absolute priority belongs to the match against Inter. The defeat against Porto in the league won’t affect us. When we win, we don’t celebrate for a week and when we lose, we don’t dwell on doubts.” Then he revealed that he was inspired by three great strikers: “I’ve always watched who scored many goals, so I followed a lot of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo the Phenomenon, the latter on Youtube”. Gonçalo is wary, like Joao Mario, and a yellow card would cost him the disqualification, in the eventuality he would miss the return leg at San Siro. Gonçalo is not worried about it: “I’m used to playing on a warning and if the Inter players are aggressive, they will be the ones to be booked”. he misses: “We will play to win both in Lisbon and in Milan.” Bayern are likely to have a scout dedicated to Ramos at da Luz tonight.