Arrived last year from Fiorentina for 20 million, Arthur Cabral is a player already leaving Benfica. The Brazilian striker was rejected by coach Roger Schmidt, who is aiming for other profiles and the club is working to sell him. The very price paid to snatch him from the Viola is a boomerang, because it makes the player difficult to attract on the market. According to reports Oh JogoCruzeiro had thought about the attacker but, faced with the request of 15 million euros, he decided to backtrack and move on to other profiles.
26 years old, Arthur Cabral in his season benefiquist he made 43 appearances in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and providing 3 assists. Benfica already has a clear name to replace him, which is that of the Greek Vangelis Pavlidis of AZ Alkmaar and top scorer of the last Eredivisie with 29 goals. There was also interest from Bologna in the Greek but the Portuguese club is already at an advanced stage in the negotiations.