THE Odysseus Vlachodemos will continue his career in the Premier League, after leaving it Benfica with destination Nottingham Forest.
The president of the “eagles”, Rui Costa, however, praised the Greek goalkeeper, emphasizing what he offered to the team during his time there. At the same time, he referred to the circumstances that made Vlahodemos want to leave, but also to last summer, when he had expressed interest in him Ajax.
In detail what he said:
“It’s a sensitive situation, I’m not going to sweep what happened under the carpet, it was public. He represented Benfica for five years, he deserves the utmost respect.
He wanted to leave after realizing he would be losing space. Last year, when there were two days left before the end of the market, he had an offer from Ajax, which was very advantageous for him and we couldn’t even see it, the market was basically closing.
The arrival of Trubin prevented a possible departure of Odysseus, but when that (Nottingham) offer arrived, we thought the best solution was to accept it and let the player look for another experience.
He leaves here the same way he came. We will always be grateful for what he did at Benfica, but that is the life of a player. We have come to the conclusion that his cycle is over and we wish him the best.”
Source: Sport Fm
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