Resink doesn't forget Benfica and recalls failed move: I thought... | OneFootball

Stije Resink still has not forgotten the failed move to Benfica. Almost two months after the transfer window closed, the Dutch midfielder, who came close to joining José Mourinho’s squad, did not hide his frustration and revealed some details of the negotiations.

"I was contacted by my agent a day before the game against Heerenveen. He told me he had received a call from Benfica", began Stije Resink, speaking to the Matchday portal, where he explained the details of the deal that never ended up going through in the winter transfer window.

"Suddenly, Benfica appeared. They had two injured players and were very direct", added the 23-year-old midfielder, explaining that during the month of January, his agent told him about the Eagles’ interest in signing him. At present, the footballer is seriously injured.

"He knew what had been said ten minutes earlier. With so much money involved, dirty games emerge. For me, it was strange. I did not expect something like that to happen. My first thought was: let’s do this", he said, revealing that complications then began to arise in the process between the two clubs.

"I thought it was s**** that it was always in the newspapers. The reports were going back and forth and even I did not know what was going to happen. Throughout the whole week, I only received messages with pictures of me wearing a Benfica shirt", Stije Resink vented.

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