The midfielder's mentor has spoken in glowing terms about the man Celtic are believed to be after.
Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Renato Sanches, Bernardo Silva, Helder Costa and Joao Felix to name just some over the course of his 18 years overseeing the development of young talent at a club that rivals Ajax as being among the best on the planet at producing world-class footballers.
The youngster doesn’t shy away from the comparison – although his idol is former Argentina and Benfica midfielder Enzo Perez. But he accepts he is still at the start of a football journey, the next step of which could be taken in Scotland, although there is no shortage of interest in him across the continent.
"My hero and the player I base my game on was Enzo Perez, when he was at Benfica. I’d love to play in a role like him as a free attacking midfielder.” “If he didn’t score goals, he would never become an elite midfielder. The truth is that Paulo, being the intelligent“I left but I’m delighted whenever I see Paulo’s goals, because I remembered this story and he knows it’s true. What I can assess is Paulo’s potential and this is never-ending.
If Bernardo does find his way to Parkhead before the transfer window closes on Friday night, Paiva believes the Portugal U21 star will cope with anything that comes his way. He added: “Besides the quality he has, one fundamental thing is the mental aspect at this stage.
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