O' Jogo reports tonight that Benfica are trying to sign 19yr old playmaker Diego from Brazil. This would be huge!!!!!!!!! for Benfica.
He's a great player. If Benfica can sign Scolari as their next coach, I'm sure it increases Benfica's chances of getting Diego.
as a tottenham supporter, i've got nine or ten months experience of chasing diego, and i must say, i think benfica's got an excellent chance. obviously, his future lies in europe; but he's made a point of wanting a coach who speaks portuguese. and if this is how he feels about his coach, one has to suspect that having his whole club, and entire city speaking portuguese is going to have considerable appeal. throw scolari into the mix, and a young, somewhat insular brazilian couldn't do much better (in europe)than benfica. i'd still like to see him at spurs (and apparently we're still interested); but i rather doubt that we'll be able to compete with the champions' league and the cultural familiarity. of course, there's still the issue of $$$.