Coronavirus might have put a stop to football games but if you think clubs aren’t using this time to plan their summer transfer activities then we suggest you think again. They are. Benfica have all but completed a deal to bring in Boavista goalkeeper Helton Leite but, as ever, it is the outgoing players who are likely to be the biggest transfers at the Luz in the off-season.
There are a trio of players in particular who are on the radar of clubs from Europe’s top five leagues. If the entire trio leave, then Bruno Lage is going to have his work cut out to replace them. Here we look at the three names who might be heading for the exit door.
The intention to resume Portuguese football at the end of May has been brought into doubt following events reported on Sunday. 
It’s official. The 2019/20 Portuguese Segunda Liga has been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the standings after 24 league matches (of the 36-game competition) considered final.
The transfer of Bruno Fernandes was anything but straightforward. From the initial interest shown from numerous large clubs, their talismanic captain’s future was uncertain right up until the final announcement in January 2020 that he had finally signed for Manchester United on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
In a dramatic opinion article published in several of Portugal’s newspapers and media outlets today, the head of the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, has expressed his concern for the very future of the game.