Bruma teases Benfica signing, Portuguese star clarifies: I couldn’t… | OneFootball

Bruma, who has been one of the recent surprises this past week, caused a stir by revealing that he had changed his jersey number. Now wearing number 7 for Benfica, upon arriving in Turin, he spoke with journalists, discussing his injury and the reasons behind switching from number 27 which, according to the same sources, is already awaiting the arrival of... Rafa Silva.

"I suffered a very serious injury. I have to thank the physiotherapists and my teammates who helped me," began the former Portuguese international upon arriving in Turin, speaking to Sport TV. Bruma did not hide his happiness at being close to playing his first minutes of the season.

"I’m very happy to be here again, now it’s about continuing to work and helping my teammates," added the new number 7 for the Eagles, looking ahead to playing against Juventus. "It wasn’t easy, but I’m overcoming it little by little," explained the player, who will start the match on the bench, as José Mourinho announced.

"It won’t be easy at all. I hope to help the team, whether on the field or on the bench, either way, the most important thing is to get the three points," Bruma added, moments before explaining the reasons for changing his number ahead of his imminent return to the pitch.

"I’ve always liked number 7, I asked for it at the start of the season, but I couldn’t use it [it belonged to Akturkoglu]. Now I can and I’m very happy," admitted the footballer, moments before José Mourinho’s press conference. The unexpected number change left the press speculating that Rafa Silva was already set to join Benfica.

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