Glorioso 1904 exclusive - Mário Branco could leave Benfica | OneFootball

Mário Branco could be on his way out of Benfica, Glorioso 1904 has learned. Despite the importance the official has been assuming at the club, there are parties interested in securing the services of the Eagles’ Director-General of Football in the market.

According to what our newspaper has found out, there is at least one foreign club that has come forward with a concrete offer, giving him the chance to take on a new project outside Portugal. The approach has reportedly already been brought to the attention of the Benfica official.

Sources close to the process guarantee, however, that no decision has yet been made by the official, who is assessing the current situation. Benfica, for its part, also does not want to act hastily and is counting on him for its sporting structure.

Even so, the situation opens the door to a summer market marked by uncertainty. For now, everything remains open, but the outside interest is real and could force Benfica to act if it wants to keep an important figure in its structure.

Mário Branco - - joined Benfica in July 2025 to replace Lourenço Pereira Coelho. Over the course of his career, the 50-year-old official has had spells at Astra Giurgiu (Romania), PAOK (Greece), Hajduk Split (Croatia) and Fenerbahçe (Turkey). In Portugal, he was at Estoril and Famalicão.

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