No one asked, but loser Manteigas to Villas-Boas: “Pay Benfica now” | OneFootball

Lawyer João Diogo Manteigas revived an idea he had already put forward last year in response to André Villas-Boas, who this Saturday launched harsh criticism at Benfica over the emails case. “I already said it on July 14, 2025: ‘Apprentice André’ should quickly pay what he owes Benfica,” wrote the candidate for the Eagles’ presidency in last year’s elections on Instagram.

Going back, on that date, Manteigas had said: “In the emails case, just to remind the people of Porto, Benfica was not convicted in court or in sporting terms, and the ones who were convicted were FC Porto, the communications director [Francisco J. Marques] and the content director of Porto Canal [Diogo Faria]. The amount on the table right now is 770 thousand euros, which honestly, for a lawyer and someone with some experience in the field, I even think is little for what was done with Benfica’s emails.”

In a conversation with supporters, the then-candidate added: “And if I am Benfica president in October, I hope they pay it in one lump sum, because otherwise Benfica’s lawyers will enforce it immediately. It would be a good idea for André Villas-Boas to already set aside room in the budget for that purpose,” he noted in a conversation with supporters, which he has been holding weekly.

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