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Benfica Seal Argentine Wonderkid On Loan
Benfica have sealed the signing of Argentine wonderkid Eduardo Salvio on a season-long loan.It was rumoured that FC Porto were looking to snatch the Argentine form their bitter rivals in the eleventh hour, but the player himself declared that there was no competition for his services as soon as Benfica entered the picture. "I decided in two seconds as I want to play in the Champions League. I have a lot of desire to succeed at Benfica. I expect everything to go well and win titles this year." He will fellow countrymen Javier Saviola, Franco Jara, Pablo Aimar and Nicolas Gaitan at the Estadio da Luz.
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Benfica Fail In Traore Bid
Benfica have confirmed that the deal to bring Arsenal's French left-back Armand Traore is off after failing to agree personal terms with the player. The highly rated youngster looked set for a move to the Estadio da Luz after the emergence of Kieran Gibbs
Norway's Most Exciting Talent In Years
Meet Markus Henriksen
With Norway doing very little on the international scene over the past several years, Rosenborg wonderkid Markus Henriksen may be the talent to take them out of the wilderness. The 18 year-old central midfielder has been capped up to Under-21 level and scored on his debut. Currently appearing for Rosenborg in their Champions League campaign he has already scored 3 goals in 5 games and is son of assistant
Arsenal Starlet Armand Traore
and the Portugese champions were believed to have reached a deal with Arsenal. The Lisbon giants who were willing to pay £3.2m for Traore could not find a middle ground with the player, despite the left-back publicly admitting his eagerness to join the Aguias. Benfica are set to look elsewhere, though have already confirmed the capture of Eduardo Salvio on a season loan loan.
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Tottenham To Sign New Cristiano Ronaldo
Sporting Lisbon prodigy Armindo Bangna Bruma who has been hailed as the new Cristiano Ronaldo is wanted by Tottenham on an option deal for the season long loan of Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. The starlet
manager Trond Henriksen. As a junior he started playing for his local team, Trond, but transferred to Rosenborg as a youth player where he continued to excel and made is debut in May 2009 in a cup game against Gjøvik-Lyn. In his debut season he played three games, helping Rosenborg to the league title at the age of just 17.
A box-to-box midfielder, Henriksen has displayed versatility and can be deployed in either an attacking or defensive role. With excellent technique, Henriksen has an excellent understanding of the game for someone so young. He is now an influential figure for Rosenborg and has shown great vision, a good range of passing and an eye for goal. His recent appearances in the Champions League have seen a number of scouts from Europe's elite come to monitor his performance. With Werder Bremen declaring an interest in Rosenborg's prized asset, assistant director Erik Hoftun was quick to rule out a move, declaring the teenager was not for sale at any cost and would continue his development with the Norwegian champions. At international level, Henriksen scored one goal in three appearances for Norway's Under-19 team and was quickly promoted to the Under-21 side. It will simply be a matter of time before Henriksen earns a move to one of Europe's major clubs, with the player himself citing Arsenal as his preference and many believe he will be part of the senior national set up this season.
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is the latest talent to emerge from the famous Sporting Lisbon academy which has produced some of Portugal's finest players. At just 15 years-old the winger has continued to impress at youth levels for both Sporting Lisbon and for Portugal's international teams. With blistering pace and skill, Bruma impressed at the recent U17 European Championships for Portugal and has previously been linked with Chelsea and Man City.
Vydra Signs For Udinese
Teenage Czech striker Matej Vydra joined Italian outfit Udinese on a five-year deal on Friday. The highly rated striker only made his debut in January but scored 4 goals in 14 games for Ostrava. Udinese are believed to have paid a fee in the region of €4m
England's Most Talented Player For A Decade
Meet Connor Wickham
Hailed as the next Wayne Rooney Wickham is already a first team regular at Ipswich at the tender age of just 17-years old. Recently the star of the U17 European Championships he inspired England to victory. While he did not score in the group stages he was a key figure who scored twice in the semi-final defeat of France and the winner against Spain in the final. The highly rated striker is already 6 ft 4 inches and
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Udinese bound Matej Vydra
to fend off interest from German clubs Bayer Leverkusen and Cologne. Vydra has played for the Czech youth national teams since the Under-16 level. The talented marksman is widely considered as the future of Czech football and heads up a new generation of talent coming through. Vydra will link up with his new team for training in the next few weeks.
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England's Wonderkid Wickham
recently signed his first professional contract. Widely regarded as one of the best players to emerge from England in the past ten years, Wickham possesses outstanding ability for his age and has been linked with the Premier League's big four. During the tournament, Wickham showed he has a good all round game and looks physically ready for the demands of the English game. Recent transfer speculation has him priced at £10m with Tottenham and Arsenal leading the way.
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