Deal done! Former Sporting player heads to Benfica, joins Marco Silva | OneFootball

It’s a done deal. Benfica’s future coaching staff will feature a major new addition. Luís Boa Morte, a former Sporting player, will be one of the figures who could join Marco Silva in this new adventure in charge of the Eagles.

The former Portugal international, 48, is set to end his spell at Turkey’s Samsunspor, after one season with the club. The experience he has built up over many years in English football, both on the pitch and later as a coach, makes him a highly valued profile for projects at a high competitive level.

Boa Morte’s possible arrival gains strength because of the professional relationship he has with Marco Silva. The two worked together at Everton during the 2019/20 season and shared a dressing room again at Fulham between 2021 and 2024, a period in which they developed a strong coaching partnership in English football.

It is worth recalling that Luís Boa-Morte had a brief spell as a coach at the Alvalade club, when in the 2014/15 season he took on the role of assistant with the B team and, later in the same season, changed positions to become head coach of the under-19 squad.

Long before dedicating himself to a coaching career, he also had a spell at Sporting as a player. The former right winger arrived to represent the Alvalade club’s under-13 team. Although he completed his development with the Lions, he never played for the Lions’ first team, after a season on loan at Lourinhanense and a subsequent permanent move to Arsenal.

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