Noronha Lopes’ deputy takes credit for Schmidt joining Benfica | OneFootball

Nuno Gomes revealed that he played a role in the signing of Roger Schmidt. In addition to clarifying the controversy with Rui Costa, the former and legendary player of the Reds spoke about the arrival of the German coach at Clube da Luz, confirming that he was involved in part of the negotiation process.

“We want the fans to feel moved, excited about what was and what is, and what we expect from Benfica’s football. Maybe in Roger Schmidt’s first year, the fans felt that. Maybe with Jorge Jesus there was also that euphoria of going to the stadium and seeing Benfica dominate a match,” Nuno Gomes began by saying.

“Benfica needs to have players who know what it means to be a Benfica player. We believe greater stability is needed, especially in terms of players, and also, by the way, coaches. In the last four years, in addition to over 400 million invested in players, we also invested in three or four or five coaches and, I’m sorry to say, but no club can withstand so much instability when it comes to building a squad,” Nuno Gomes added.

“One of the jobs I had alongside others was helping in my brother’s company, and the introduction of Roger Schmidt to Benfica came as a result of work I was doing at that time, and yes, it’s true that it was me, through another agent who contacted me for help, who presented Roger Schmidt’s name to Rui Costa. I confirm that I was involved in bringing Roger Schmidt,” said Nuno Gomes.

“Yes, unfortunately in the last four years Benfica only won once and it was with Roger Schmidt. I think that year the team played a style of football that excited the fans in a way we probably haven’t seen since,” concluded Nuno Gomes, in an interview with the newspaper A Bola, published this Friday.

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