Aad de Mos does not have high expectations of Carlos Vinicius, the 26-year-old Benfica striker who is about to transfer to PSV on a rental basis. The former trainer of the Eindhoven team believes that PSV should have bet higher when it became known that Luuk de Jong was not feasible, he says in a video on the website of the Eindhoven team. Eindhovens Dagblad.
“If you see that Luuk de Jong is not feasible, whatever the cause, then you should have two or three ready,” says De Mos. “If the financial possibilities are there, then I also think it is a necessity. If things don’t go well with Zahavi, he starts to think too much. It’s not a real killer at that moment, it’s an emotional person, you see that. Then you need someone to put them in for you. I don’t like second picks from Benfica.”
Vinicius was loaned out by Benfica to Tottenham Hotspur last season, where he scored 10 goals and 3 assists in 22 games. The Spurs had an option to buy worth 45 million euros, but decided not to exercise it. Benfica coach Jorge Jesus previously announced that Vinicius is not in his plans despite a contract that runs until mid-2024. De Mos is anything but enthusiastic about the Brazilian attacker. “If you don’t play at Benfica, I don’t think you’re going to break any pots at PSV. I want to see someone who has established his name and immediately makes PSV better. If he comes in and PSV needs that if you want to play for the championship this year.”
Despite the fact that Eintracht Frankfurt and Zenit Saint Petersburg were also in the market for him, PSV seems to succeed in bringing him in. The attacker will undergo a medical today and then finalize the details. The Brazilian UOL Esporte reports that PSV will pay a rental fee of 2.5 million euros and negotiate an option to buy. Benfica paid seventeen million euros in the summer of 2019 to release Vinicius from Napoli, for whom he never played an official game. In Portuguese service he was good for 24 goals and 13 assists. Vinicius previously wore the shirt of AS Monaco, Rio Ave, Real SC, Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, Palmeiras and Santos.