Lazar Markovic to join Benfica from Chelsea

Lazar Markovic

Lazar Markovic is set to join Benfica but Partizan Belgrade informed that he will be doing so as a Chelsea player.

Markovic has been at Partizan Belgrade since 2011 and the club won the Serbian League in 2012-13 season. Though the club claim that he originally is a Chelsea player.

Partizan president Dragan Djuric said that Markovic will join Benfica on a 2 year loan but expects Partizan to get him back for some time.

“It is true, Chelsea will send Markovic out on a loan for two years,” Djuric told Sportski Zurnal.

“But I really hope that Chelsea and Benfica will not come to agreement so Markovic will stay with us for at least the next six months.” he added.

Source: Sky Sports