2023-07-05 13:59:00
Argentina superstar Angel Di Maria will join Portuguese club Benfica. Football journalist Fabrizio Romano reported that the star’s deal with the club runs until June 2024. According to Fabrizio’s report, the player has completed all the official steps to Benfica. His teammate in the national team, Nicolas Otamenti, is a Benfica player. With this, both will unite at the international club level as well.
Di Maria was a star player for Italian Serie A club Juventus last season. The 35-year-old was tipped to leave Europe this season. Maria was rumored to join her Argentina teammate Lionel Messi in the event he left for the American league, MLS. Meanwhile, the player decides to join Liga Portugal. In the new ranking of UEFA, the Liga is in eighth place in Portugal. Serie A, where he played earlier, is second in the list.
Maria joined Juventus on a one-year contract last season. This transfer was from PSG. Di Maria left PSG after they lifted the Ligue 1 title in the 2021-22 season. Di Maria also played with Messi at PSG. In the 26 games they both played in the season, Messi has six goals and 15 assists while Di Maria has five goals and eight assists. The player has also tied the boots for English Premier League club Manchester United.
The player who won the World Cup with Argentina also performed well for Juventus last season. When Argentina lifted the World Cup in the last Qatar World Cup, Di Maria played a crucial role for the team along with Messi.
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