Tottenham scout Marcus Edwards and Pedro Goncalves in Sporting CP's loss to Benfica
Tottenham Hotspur representatives were present at the Estadio da Luz to watch Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-1 in the Lisbon derby, keeping a close eye on Marcus Edwards and Pedro Goncalves, sources have confirmed to .
Benfica came from behind to beat their city rivals in dramatic circumstances on Sunday night to go top of Liga Portugal at Sporting's expense.
The visitors took a first-half lead when former Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres — who is wanted by the likes of Milan and Borussia Dortmund — fired in at the near post after being set through by Edwards.
Goncalo Inacio — a transfer target for Liverpool — was sent off for Sporting after receiving his second booking at the start of the second half as Benfica piled on the pressure. It would not be until added time that they broke Sporting's resistance with Joao Neves and Casper Tengstedt scoring in the 94th and 97th minutes respectively to earn a famous win.
understands that various clubs from around Europe were present in Lisbon to run the rule over both sides' young stars, with Spurs' focus being on Edwards and Goncalves.
Edwards came through Tottenham's youth academy after joining at the age of eight, making his senior debut back in 2016 in a 5-0 EFL Cup win against Gillingham. At the time, then-Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino compared Edwards to Messi — a comment the Argentine later hinted at regretting.
After failed loans at Norwich City and Dutch side Excelsior, Edwards left Tottenham for Vitoria Guimaraes in 2019, immediately impressing on arrival in Portugal. After two-and-a-half great seasons, Sporting snapped him up for €8m plus two players in exchange.
Since heading to Lisbon, Edwards has established himself as one of Sporting's key players. He even scored on
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