Renato Sanches, Paris Saint-Germain’s 27-year-old midfielder under contract until 2027, has returned to Benfica Lisbon on loan with an option to buy, after a season with AS Roma under this guise, which was mitigated by further physical problems. We are now waiting to find out what his future holds. On Saturday, the Portuguese club made his return to Paris official.
That doesn’t mean we can’t still talk about a new loan. But that’s not a very good sign. Perhaps Benfica have finally abandoned this option, given that Sanches was injured again during the Club World Cup. That would be understandable.
In any case, the Portuguese midfielder’s future remains very much in doubt. Once again, rather sadly. We don’t know where he’ll be playing next season, while offers may not be forthcoming in large numbers. And that’s because the question remains: will he ever be able to play a series of matches?
