Benfica champion under Vieira rejects multi-million offer | OneFootball

Bruno Lage has reportedly turned down an offer from Al Ahly. The African club made a millionaire proposal, but the negotiation did not proceed. The situation was further complicated by the emergence of competition from some European clubs, at a time when the 49-year-old coach gave details about his departure from Benfica.

“After several days of discussions, Bruno Lage decided to reject Al Ahly's proposal to become their new coach. The Portuguese coach and his family were open to the move, but the interest of some clubs from the main European leagues led to this decision”, Rudy Galetti revealed.

Al Ahly had reportedly put on the table about 7 million euros gross per year, much more than the salary the Portuguese coach earned at Benfica.

In a recent interview about his departure from Benfica, Bruno Lage denied Rui Costa: “Unfortunately, at the beginning of the second cycle, in my opinion, and President Rui Costa knows this, Director Mário Branco knows this, I think we made a methodological mistake, which was to start this second cycle with the Santa Clara game on Friday”.

In his stints at Benfica, Bruno Lage played 142 matches, winning 96, drawing 22 and losing 24. Serving the Club da Luz, the 49-year-old coach won four trophies for the reds: a National Championship, two Cândido de Oliveira Super Cups and a League Cup.

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