Rui Costa, president of Benfica, assumed that the doors of Luz are open for the return of Bernardo Silva to the club, despite remembering that it is not up to him to promote this return since it is not an immediate situation is.
“Bernardo Silva has open doors at every club, given the size he has. There are of course even more at home. He said himself when this could happen. I was there too.” [enquanto futebolista] and I know it depends not only on the player, but also on the club he represents. The day Bernardo decides whether he can return to Benfica, whoever is president will have to make that decision. Since it won’t be until 2025, I can’t make any decisions about that,” said the red leader upon arriving at the Estoril Casino to take part in the Champions Gala.
Recall that in an interview with RTP1, Bernardo Silva reinforced his desire to return to Benfica if they want him back.
Regarding the team’s performance, Rui Costa considered it a “good sign” to expect better performance from the team as it occupies the “first place” in the I League.
“If we all feel that Benfica can perform more, that’s a good sign. If they are in first place like this, they can have more peace of mind if they perform more,” he stated, showing optimism are about Benfica’s results in the near future, namely in the Championship, but also recognized that the team’s campaign in the Champions League has been below expectations, given that the current fourth and last position in Group D, with zero points and no longer has the ambition to reach the round of 16 of the competition, is an undesirable scenario and “completely deviates from the club’s objective”.
“The competition did not go as we expected. After being in the quarter-finals for two years in a row, we wanted a very different outcome than being absent and at this stage having played four games and had four defeats. fully in line with what the club’s objective is and at the moment it depends on us to continue in UEFA [qualificação para a Liga Europa, via terceiro lugar no agrupamento]. We must assume that it was a failure,” he stipulated.
However, Rui Costa refused to comment on any potential moves within Benfica’s squad in January, also warning that there is still more than a month to go before the transfer market reopens.
“The market will not open until January and that is why nothing has been closed or signed until then,” said the Benfica president.
Source: DN
