Over the weekend, reports in Portugal claimed that Liverpool are 'in talks' to sign Benfica attacker Anderson Talisca, and new reports suggest that the Brazilian is keen on a move to Anfield.
According to Sunday's edition of Portuguese newspaper O Jogo:
"Talisca is anxiously waiting for the deal with Liverpool, and he had already told friends that is he is very close to leaving Benfica to sign for LFC".
O Jogo further claims that €25m-rated Talisca will be granted a work visa 'based on the number of youth internationals for Brazil', but with only 6 appearances for Brazil's U20 and U23 teams, that seems somewhat unlikely.
Some info about Talisca:
* 22-year old attacking midfielder. At Benfica, splits his time between playing as central AM, and a secondary striker.
* 20 goals/4 assists (24) in 78 games (Goal every 203 mins. G/A every 169 mins)
* Sep 2014: Jose Mourinho revealed his admiration for Talisca: "If he had a work permit, he would be [in the Prem]. There were many English teams that wanted to sign him".
* Nov 2014: Chelsea attacker Oscar raved: “Talisca is tall and left-footed like Rivaldo, and he has great quality".
* Dec 2014: Benfica team-mate Jonas Oliveira's assessment: "Talisca has got everything to be a major player for Brazil. He’s tall, a lethal finisher, very fast, and he’s got a lot of strength".
As usual, the praise doesn't match the end product. Talisca may be 'like Rivaldo' but at this stage, his goals/assists ratio is merely average, and is no improvement on Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, and Henderson.
For €25m, I'd prefer to see the Reds sign a more prolific attacker who specialises in a specific role.
According to Sunday's edition of Portuguese newspaper O Jogo:
"Talisca is anxiously waiting for the deal with Liverpool, and he had already told friends that is he is very close to leaving Benfica to sign for LFC".
O Jogo further claims that €25m-rated Talisca will be granted a work visa 'based on the number of youth internationals for Brazil', but with only 6 appearances for Brazil's U20 and U23 teams, that seems somewhat unlikely.
Some info about Talisca:
* 22-year old attacking midfielder. At Benfica, splits his time between playing as central AM, and a secondary striker.
* 20 goals/4 assists (24) in 78 games (Goal every 203 mins. G/A every 169 mins)
* Sep 2014: Jose Mourinho revealed his admiration for Talisca: "If he had a work permit, he would be [in the Prem]. There were many English teams that wanted to sign him".
* Nov 2014: Chelsea attacker Oscar raved: “Talisca is tall and left-footed like Rivaldo, and he has great quality".
* Dec 2014: Benfica team-mate Jonas Oliveira's assessment: "Talisca has got everything to be a major player for Brazil. He’s tall, a lethal finisher, very fast, and he’s got a lot of strength".
As usual, the praise doesn't match the end product. Talisca may be 'like Rivaldo' but at this stage, his goals/assists ratio is merely average, and is no improvement on Coutinho, Firmino, Lallana, and Henderson.
For €25m, I'd prefer to see the Reds sign a more prolific attacker who specialises in a specific role.
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