Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are interested in signing Antonio Silva from Benfica in the summer transfer window, according to 90min.
Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool scout Antonio Silva
The report has claimed that both Tottenham and Liverpool had scouts present to watch Silva in action for Benfica against Famalicao last Friday.
Benfica won the match 2-0 and remain on course to win the Portuguese Primeira Liga this season.
Huge potential
Antonio Silva is only 19, but the Benfica centre-back has huge potential, and we are not surprised at all that both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are keen on him.
Silva has established himself as an important player for Benfica and has also earned two caps for the Portugal national football team.
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The defender has played 31 matches in all competitions for Benfica so far this season.
Former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen played with Silva during his spell at Benfica.
And the Belgian rates the youngster highly, telling CNN Portugal last month that Silva “will be a legend” and “has everything to be one of the best defenders in the world in a year or two”.
Benfica do tend to sell their best players for a big transfer, so if Tottenham or Liverpool are wiling to pay a good amount of money for Silva in the summer transfer window, then they could be able to sign him.
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