Rui Costa confident in Portuguese star’s Benfica return: “I believe” | OneFootball

Rui Costa recently commented on a possible return of Bernardo Silva to Benfica, stating that, at the moment, it is a complicated possibility. The President of Benfica gave an interview to the newspaper Record, due to the elections, and spoke about a player who has been mentioned by João Noronha Lopes, another candidate.

"I do not agree with these demagogies and I have seen a lot of demagogy, a lot of embellishment about things that are not even tangible", started Rui Costa, the current President of Benfica, in an interview with the newspaper Record, sending a message to his opponents.

Following this, Rui Costa admitted that he believes Bernardo Silva will return to Benfica, even though he has not had confirmation from the player himself: "Bernardo Silva, I firmly believe, is a player who will one day wear the Benfica jersey again, due to his passion for the club and everything he represents for it. It's not necessary to talk to him to know that".

In this sense, the President of the Club of Light recalled that during his term, he has already facilitated some returns to the club: "We are talking about a player who is the captain of Manchester City. His contract ends next year, and what I promise to the Benfica fans regarding this is to try to do what I have been doing in this term. I brought Renato [Sanches] and Gonçalo [Guedes], unfortunately, they did not turn out as they could have."

Recalling two former players from Benfica's youth academy that he tried to bring back, Rui Costa did not deny that he will attempt to sign Bernardo Silva, although he ruled out using it as an electoral trump card: "Similarly, I tried to bring Nélson Semedo and João Félix this year, and it is evident that if I have the opportunity to bring Bernardo Silva to Benfica, I will not reject it, obviously. On the contrary, I will pursue him. It is also up to the players whether they want to return to Benfica and see if they have the conditions to do so. Now, to come here and promise ‘I will bring this or that player’, that is from the 80s or 90s, and I do not engage in those demagogies".

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