Manchester United target Goncalo Guedes left out of Benfica squad, fuelling speculation he is closing in on move to Old Trafford
Portuguese winger on bench for Primeira Liga giants and local press insist it means a £26million transfer could be completed
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GONCALO GUEDES has been left out of the Benfica side, fuelling speculation he is on the brink of a £26million move to Manchester United, according to reports in the Portuguese press.
The 20-year-old Portuguese winger starts today’s Primeira Liga clash with Tondela on the bench.
And Record insist the move is proof he is leaving the Estadio da Luz with United the expected destination — while Paris Saint-Germain are also interested.
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Following Benfica's 4-0 win over Tondela, their coach Rui Vitoria defending his decision to drop the winger and insists a move to Manchester United is not imminent.
He said: "The coach is here to make decisions, I understood that it was not the game for Gonçalo Guedes to play, I have to take options, there are more players in Benfica and I chose.
"I have no indication that he will leave."
Guedes had previously attracted the attentions of Arsenal, but it appears his most likely move will be to the North-West of England.
Jose Mourinho has recently seen Memphis Depay depart United to join Lyon.
And he may look at the Benfica man as a direct replacement for the Dutch winger.
Guedes joined the Eagles’ youth team in 2005 and made his debut for the B side in 2014.
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Before making his first-team debut later that year.
In the 2014-15 season, he won the Portuguese B League’s ‘Breakthrough Player of the Year’ award.
The gong had been won by fellow United target, Bernardo Silva, a season earlier.
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Guedes has represented Portugal at every age group from Under-15s to Under-23s — and made his international debut in November 2015.
He is also the youngest player from his country to score in the Champions League group stage with the winner at Atletico Madrid in 2015.
Guedes’ club team-mate, Victor Lindelof, had been tipped for a move to Old Trafford this month, but appears set to stay put.