Vieira reveals what he'll do with Mourinho if elected Benfica president | OneFootball

Luís Filipe Vieira spoke, for the first time, about the arrival of José Mourinho as head coach of Benfica's main team and assured that he does not "call into question" the decision of the current President of the Eagles, Rui Costa, and that he would be very pleased to work with Bruno Lage's replacement.

On the sidelines of a dinner in Vila Nova de Famalicão, the candidate for the Club's presidency assured that any of the candidates would want to collaborate with the 62-year-old Portuguese coach, who signed a contract valid for the next two seasons.

"There has already been too much talk about coaches. The choice is up to the President of Benfica. No candidate for Sport Lisboa e Benfica will call anything into question. We may agree or disagree, but no one will call into question what has been done. Any one of us would be very pleased to work with him," he began by saying.

Even so, Luís Filipe Vieira addressed Benfica's "quite worrying" financial situation and assured that the alleged non-payment of the second installment regarding Richard Ríos is something he hasn't witnessed since the days of Vale e Azevedo.

"I'm still quite young. There may be people younger than me who are more tired. If we achieve the 'tetra', a goal I have in mind, of course, even if I have to do just one more year as president, I will try for the 'penta'. The financial situation is quite worrying. We received the news of Benfica's default, regardless of what is being said to the contrary. It was Palmeiras themselves who made the announcement. Since the time of Vale e Azevedo, I don't remember a situation like this," he added.

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