Half way through the winter “shopping” season, and Benfica has already signed a new player. Benfica signed Romanian Under-21 international Laszlo Sepsi this week.

Sepsi is a left-back and will be Leo´s replacement. It is becoming ever more clear that Benfica will not be renewing with Leo. But Benfica needed a left-back, even if Leo stays, since Leo´s backup, Miguelito, has been shipped off to Braga.

I have my doubts as to how good Sepsi is. Hi comes from Romania, which is not exactly a European soccer power house, and was playing in Gloria Bistrita, I club I never even heard of.

The deal is rumored to have cost Benfica anywhere between 1.8 and 2.5 million euros.

The young Romanian, Sepsi, has already trained in Lisbon this week. I hope I am proved wrong, but something tells me he will be another one of the many players Benfica has signed that will never see any significant playing time.

Just a final reminder, there is no Portuguese League play this week, instead we will have the Portugal Cup game against Feirense.