Benfica winger Živković being watched


SCOUTING TALK


There seems to be plenty of interest in 21-year-old (22 n3xt July) Serbian international winger Andrija Živković of Portuguese club Benfica. His personal stats for the game can be found in the graphic below.


We were watching 21-year-old (22 next May) Russian international (he has 15 full international caps, scoring 2 goals) CSKA Moscow central midfielder Aleksandr Golovin as well.

Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and Arsene Wenger at North London neighbours Arsenal also sent scouts to watch Živković. The Serbian captain, who is under contract until 2021, provided the assist for the only Benfica goal and made it into the WhoScored UEFA Champions League Team of the Week.


  1. Alison (Roma) 7.8
  2. Ashley Young (Manchester United) 8.5
  3. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 8.5
  4. John Stons (Manchester City) 9.9
  5. Rafinha (Bayern Munich) 7.9
  6. Saul Njigez (Atletico Madrid) 9.7
  7. Andrija Živković (Benfica) 8.9
  8. Tiago Alkantara (Bayern Munich) 9.4
  9. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 9.7
  10. Edinson Cavani (PSG) 9.3
  11. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 9.6