Manchester United will have to shell out 100 million euros if they want to sign Portuguese star Goncalo Ramos in January.
Ramos announced himself to the world in Portugal’s 6-1 win over Switzerland in the round of 16.
The striker started ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who had to settle for a place on the bench. The Benfica ace more than filled Ronaldo’s shoes.
He scored a hat-trick as the Selecao overcame Switzerland with six goals en route to the quarterfinals where they will face Morocco.
United had been linked to Ramos before his World Cup exploits, but now it will be even more difficult to get him out in January.
CM reports that any club seeking to wrest Ramos from Benfica will have to part with an astronomical 100 million euros, a figure close to what Liverpool paid for Darwin Núñez.
According to CM, Ramos is now not only widely regarded as Ronaldo’s successor in the Portugal team, but could be his successor at United if the 20-time English champions reach the high price of Benfica.
The media has indicated that the explosion in the price of Ramos is not due solely to his hat-trick against the Swiss.
For the Primeira Liga giants, Ramos has contributed 14 goals this season.
Another reason is that he now has symbolic status as Ronaldo’s successor. This, coupled with his excellent stats in various metrics against Switzerland, makes Benfica confident in raising his price significantly.
One of the 21-year-old’s previous coaches had said of the player: “I could already see the difference. You could already tell the difference in Gonçalo [Ramos] relative to his other teammates.”
“We went to play an international tournament in Vila Real de Santo António and he was the only one born in 2001 to join the team, which was made up of children from 1999.”
