LISBON (AFP) - Benfica on Friday (Aug 14) announced the signing of Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen on a three-year deal following his departure from Tottenham last month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LISBON - Benfica on Friday announced the signing of Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen on a three-year deal following his departure from Tottenham last month.Benfica have also recruited Germany forward Luca Waldschmidt from Freiburg and Brazil winger Everton Soares from Gremio for a combined €35 million .They represent the first major arrivals since the return of Jorge Jesus as coach last month.
The 66-year-old is back for a second spell in charge, having won three league titles in six years from 2009 to 2015. Benfica finished runners-up to Porto last season after a poor run of form once the league restarted in June following a coronavirus-induced suspension.
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