Champion Benfica returned to work on Wednesday, with the footballers being divided into groups, undergoing medical examinations in a hospital environment and physical tests at Seixal’s training centre.
In the first hours of work, Norwegian international midfielder Fredrik Aursnes, who had a first season with Luz in 2022/23, was the first ‘voice’ of the side, realizing the expectation and ambition for what follows.
“We are motivated to start the pre-season, to do a good job, to prepare well, so that we can share great moments in the new season. It’s great to be here,” the midfielder told BTV.
Aursnes brought enthusiasm to this restart, after a first season in which he said he had fantastic moments.
“The city, the club, the people around us, the people within the club… It’s fantastic. It’s good to start now, to be here on the first day, I’m very excited, for the next days and for the next season,” he continued.
After the rest of the holiday, the Norwegian guarantees motivation and a group with a lot of ambition, but aware of the difficulties that await him, when asked about the expectations that can be raised.
“It’s hard to say. I think there are good teams, and of course we want to participate, we have that will, we are motivated for it. I don’t know, it’s hard to say, but of course it will be. ” being hard. There are a lot of quality teams, so I think it will be a difficult time,” he said.
On his return to work, the midfielder was the first to ‘turn up’, while there are still some questions in the national championship selection, between entry and exit, with Turkish Kökçü (ex-Feyenoord) only announced reinforcement for the time being.
The 22-year-old midfielder, voted best player in the Dutch league, comes over from champion Feyenoord for 25 million euros, to which you can add five more. best from the time of the ‘eagles’.
Kökçü should be joined by Argentine winger Di María, and Benfica has yet to announce the return of the ‘wizard’ to Luz, where he spent three seasons between 2007 and 2010 before moving to Real Madrid.
Another name given as ‘reinforcement’ is Gonçalo Guedes, with the winger having the option of continuing another season at Luz, although Benfica, also in this case, has not yet guaranteed the continuity of the Portuguese international’s rental formalized by the English from Wolverhampton.
Source: DN
