Ex-Benfica player's transfer sparks criminal complaint vs Rui Costa | OneFootball

The President of Benfica, Rui Costa, is the target of a criminal complaint by FIFA agent Paulo Rodrigues. The issue is a dispute between the two parties due to the lack of payment for the complainant's services in the transfer of Hany Mukhtar from Hertha Berlin to the Clube da Luz.

Amid the elections, where Rui Costa is a candidate, the Benfica leader sees his name involved in yet another process. The FIFA agent filed a criminal complaint with the Judicial Police and the Attorney General's Office, after seeing the case judged by the CAS, which has been ongoing since November 2024, without a verdict.

In statements to the newspaper Record, Paulo Rodrigues, who claims a payment of 3 million euros, insists that the case cannot be forgotten: "I am a Benfica member and, as such, I feel obliged to expose my suspicions regarding the commissions from the 13 editions of the game, which was my idea but ended up being organized by another company with ties to the president".

"Rui Costa's phone call was shameful. He insulted me, called me all sorts of names, told me I wanted to rob Benfica, but if he called me after years of not answering and spent 45 minutes offending me, it's because he must be really worried", added the FIFA agent.

The precautionary measure against Rui Costa aims to prove the alleged usurpation of the idea to organize the Eusébio Cup, as well as the destination of the commissions paid in the 13 editions already held (an amount ranging between 200 and 300 thousand euros).

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