Benfica Eyes Sale of Moroccan Midfielder Taarabt Amid Financial Pressure

Like all football clubs, Benfica is also going through a critical financial situation and the Moroccan player seems to be the perfect choice to allow the club to replenish its coffers. After spending several years as a forward, Adel Taarabt has been repositioned as a defensive midfielder. In 36 games this season, the 31-year-old player has allowed the club to occupy the third position in the Portuguese championship, three points behind the second place, FC Porto, and nine points behind the leader, Sporting, and the Moroccan international believes that it is possible to do more and better.

A few days ago, Taarabt said he could have joined one of the three big clubs in any league across Europe before opting for Spurs due to the youth project that had been sold to him. "I signed for Spurs because when I was in France, for us, we were looking at the Premier League but it was the top four. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. But for me, it was almost all done that I was going to Arsenal and then Damien Comolli, who was working at Tottenham, convinced me to come," he said.