Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal Make Check On Eight Brazilian Stars In Portugal

Top Premier League clubs were interested in the Portuguese Primeira Liga encounter between Benfica and Sporting Braga on Wednesday, August 9.

Scouts in Attendance says representatives of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea were sighted at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica during the home team's 3-1 win on game week one.

Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, R.S.C. Anderlecht and SD Eibar scouts also watched the game.

As many as eight Brazilian players were on parade for both teams, including Seleção duo Luisão and Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira.

The 20-year-old Portugal youth-teamer Diogo Goncalves was introduced in the first minute of stoppage time.

Igho Kingsley

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