Newcastle United and West Ham United are among the clubs being credited with interest in the Argentine.
Newcastle United are battling it out with West Ham United and two others to sign winger Franco Cervi, according to the Sun.
The report claims Cervi – who has scored four goals and set up 10 in 34 games for Benfica this season – is attracting interest from Newcastle, West Ham, Brighton and Hove Albion and Swansea City.
The Argentine is said to want a move to English football after two years in Lisbon, but is unlikely to come cheap, with the Sun reporting that he is valued at £20 million by his current employers.
Cervi – who is left footed but can operate on either flank as well as in the number 10 position – could replace Kenedy at Newcastle, should the Magpies fail to tie up a permanent deal for the on-loan Chelsea star.
While it is claimed that Cervi is wanted by David Moyes ‘to compliment Michail Antonio’s pace and guile’ in West Ham’s side.
Though uncapped by his country, the 23-year-old holds dual Argentine and Italian nationality, according to Transfermarkt, which could see him move to the Premier League obstacle free.
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