EVERTON and Wolves head a five-strong Premier League pack chasing Benfica’s title-winning right-back Andre Almeida.

The 28-year-old Portuguese international produced a hugely impressive 12 assists and two goals to help the Lisbon giants pip Porto for this season’s Primeira Liga.

2 Andre Almeida holds the Portuguese Primeira Liga trophy after Benfica won the title Credit: Getty - Contributor

2 Because of his relatively modest wages Almeida could be available for as little as £10m Credit: EPA

To put it in context, that’s one more goal and an identical number of assists as Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold managed during his stellar Premier season.

It’s also more assists than Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane managed during Manchester City’s treble-winning season.

However due to his relatively modest wages, Almeida could be snapped up for a bargain £10million this summer, a fraction of Alexander-Arnold’s current value.

Everton and Wolves’ Portuguese bosses Marco Silva and Nuno Espirito Santo lead the chase for the eight-times-capped Portugal defender, who has made it clear he wants to test himself in the Premier League.

Leicester City, Southampton and Brighton are also keen to sign Almeida, who has won four Primeira Ligas, two Portuguese Cups, four League Cups and two Super Cups with Benfica.

However sources close to the player say he sees see himself playing for a top-half Premier League club, which could rule out Saints and Brighton.

Almeida has played in two Europa League finals for Benfica, losing to Chelsea in 2013 and he was a beaten finalist again in 2014 when the Eagles lost on penalties to Sevilla.

Benfica beat Santa Clara on Saturday to win the Primeira Liga title, their 37th triumph thanks to goal from Haris Seferovic, Joao Felix and Rafa Silva in a 4-1 win.