He had been a regular starter for the Eagles for a while, but manager Roger Schmidt abruptly benched him. Since a transfer was the only way out, the Tricky Trees seized the opportunity and acquired him for just €4.9m.
Odysseas Vlachodimos was pushed out of Benfica during the summer window and bought by Nottingham Forest.
It seems that Vlachodimos is currently receiving a lot of media attention in Portugal. Newspaper O Jogo is where one of the stories is from.
It all began because Anatoliy Trubin, who recently joined Benfica after a €10 million transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk, has struggled to adjust to life in Lisbon.
Following that, O Jogo draws attention to Bruno Costa Carvalho’s statement that Vlachodimos shouldn’t have traveled to Nottingham Forest: “The 90% of Benfica supporters who disparaged Vlachodimos should be embarrassed of their words. I was one of the few that consistently stood up for him.”
According to former goalkeeper José Bizarro, Odysseas Vlachodimos was more of a victim than a defendant, according to daily Jornal de Noticias. He gave Benfica more in five years than he took from them. I think the majority of Benfica supporters concur with me.
All Portuguese news sources note that Benfica supporters have been bombarding Vlachodimos’ social media accounts with messages urging him to return from Nottingham Forest.
The goalkeeper sat on the bench during the Reds’ game against Burnley, so he hasn’t even made his Reds debut yet.
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The progression of Bernardo Silva’s injury, Julian Alvarez’s form, and the cause of Man City’s injuries – Every Word: Pep Guardiola’s press conference prior to Nottingham Forest clash
This week, Pep Guardiola, the head coach of Manchester City, once again addresses the media, this time in advance of the team’s upcoming Premier League match.
Since the Catalan coach returned to the sidelines against West Ham the previous weekend, it has been two victories in a row. This follows Guardiola’s time away from the team as he recovered from back surgery.
The Jeremy Doku-led comeback triumph at the London Stadium, which ended 1-3, was followed by a similar result against Crvena zvezda in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night at the Etihad Stadium.
City fell behind in their opening European encounter this season against the run of play, however two goals from Julian Alvarez in the second-half and a strike from last season’s Champions League final winner Rodri ensured no matchday one surprise was seen.
Manchester City continue to battle a number of injury concerns ahead of the weekend’s match, however were buoyed by the return of Jack Grealish to training ground duties earlier this week, after the England international missed the last couple of matches with a muscular problem.
Bernardo Silva is the latest player to succumb to the treatment table, having been substituted towards the end of the first-half against Red Star Belgrade, joining John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, and Kevin De Bruyne on the list of players that could miss this weekend.
The latest on Bernardo Silva’s injury, the reasoning behind an increased number of fitness concerns, and the fine form of Julian Alvarez were among the topics addressed by Pep Guardiola during his press conference at the City Football Academy on Friday afternoon.
