{"id":1098615,"date":"2019-07-21T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098615"},"modified":"2019-07-21T18:30:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T17:30:07","slug":"ruben-dias-premier-league-switch-benfica","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ruben-dias-premier-league-switch-benfica\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Dias plays down Premier League switch: ‘My head is not on Benfica exit’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benfica centre-back Ruben Dias\u00a0has cooled interest on a move to the Premier League, suggesting his head is not focused on an exit from the\u00a0Estadio da Luz.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and more recently\u00a0Wolverhampton Wanderers, have all been credited with an interest in the 22-year-old defender.<\/p>\n

Could Dias leave Benfica? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • The highly sought-after defender has attracted interest from across the continent.<\/li>\n
  • Arsenal have reportedly been keeping tabs on Dias with Laurent Koscielny intent on leaving north London.<\/li>\n
  • There are suggestions Dias has a release clause in the region of \u00a354m.<\/li>\n
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could move for the Portuguese star should a move for Harry Maguire fail to materialise.<\/li>\n
  • Despite the transfer speculation, Dias has reaffirmed his immediate commitment to Benfica.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Having played a pivotal role in the heart of the Eagle’s title-winning Primeira Liga campaign last season, the 11-time capped Portugal international is hot property at the minute.<\/p>\n

    With less than a month before the Premier League transfer window slams shut, there could be a scramble for Dias’ signature depending on activity elsewhere, but the rising phenom has swatted away suggestions his mind is on a move away from Lisbon.<\/p>\n

    He told reporters<\/a>:\u00a0“My head is not there [Benfica exit]. I’m here to do the pre-season, I do not have to think about anything else.”<\/span><\/p>\n