Benfica star lifts lid on Eagles’ legal troubles: “We’re relaxed” | OneFootball

The Conti case has been making headlines at Benfica, after the news dropped like a bomb in the media. Rui Costa, the President of Benfica, has already had the opportunity to clarify the entire situation to the Benfica fans, in recent statements he made.

"I'm very comfortable with this situation. The transfer was accepted in FIFA's TMS, it was deposited into a Benfica bank account, there were no alerts. It's a very simple thing to resolve. Benfica fans don't have to worry, just as I'm not worried," began Rui Costa.

The President of Benfica continued: "One of the things in my mandate was to end everything that was happening at Benfica, this has nothing to do with crime. Hundreds of companies and clubs are in the same situation. When we loaned the player to Russia, we didn't even charge money."

Then, he was asked about the statement from Benfica about the Conti case: "What is said in the statement is not about the transfer from Benfica to Lokomotiv, but from Lokomotiv to the other team. I was alerted to the transfer, but the whole process does not go through the president of Benfica."

"Of course, I know that transfers exist because it's our asset. There's a very simple explanation here: when we have a right of first refusal on the player, it's obvious that we have a right to an opinion on this," concluded Rui Costa, on the subject that has been making headlines at Benfica.

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