The Benfica said 'no' to the two more expensive signings of the history of the Barça

The record of traspasos of the big clubs is full of anecdotes of all type: Tarpaulins tremendos, catastrophic failures, take# advantage of and stray opportunities... And precisely, in this last group has stood out the Benfica, that recently has been related with two stars of the FC Barcelona. The lisboetas had them to shot, but did not take the suitable decision.

The information has contributed it José Bounce, that went director of scouting of the group embodied and has confessed in an interview for 'Football Hub'. From it does a time, the Portuguese works for the Shakhtar Donetsk, but has launched some 'darts' to the president of the entity on some of the businesses that proposed him.

In his task of observer boss, received often ofrecimientos of the representatives, and there was one that called him the attention. "I suggested to the Benfica that fichase to Philippe Coutinho, that now triumphs in the Barcelona. I could not convince to the president. Coutinho were 16 years old. I said him 'it buys this player that will triumph', but the president answered me 'calla stupid, that these thinking, only has 16 years'", reveals the luso.

Besides, it insists in that it was not the only time in which the leader questioned his work, since years later would go back to take the same way: "it was not the only player that refused. Había Another player that was in a French club. It cost only three millions, but the president neither wanted to it. I know that pay three millions by a youngster is complicated, but treated of Dembélé, now in the Barcelona".

It is difficult to predict that it had occurred with the two cracks to having finish in the Stadium Gives Luz, but also costs obviar that both are already in the history of the Catalan group. The Brazilian attacker cost 120 million euros and 40 more in variables, and by the Frenchman were 105 and other 40 in variables. It is clear that there had been some differences, but enjoying them and/or selling them, had been a big business for the Benfica.

The Barça wants to consolidate to Coutinho and Dembélé

Hardly some months after bringing them to the Camp Nou, the Barça follows struggling for consolidating to Coutinho and Dembélé between the referents of his staff. The one of Rio de Janeiro goes by good way and has showed that fits perfectly in the style that practise the culés, although to the of Vernon is costing him something more. Have still a lot of years of career by in front, and are not few those that want to see them celebrate more titles in the City Condal.