Marco Silva wants former Sporting player to sign for Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica’s future coaching staff may include a well-known name in Portuguese football. Luís Boa Morte, a former player from Sporting’s youth ranks, could join the technical staff led by Marco Silva at Benfica.

The 48-year-old coach is in talks to bring his spell at Samsunspor to an end, following a season with the Turkish club. The experience he has built up over the years, both as a player and as a coach, makes him a highly regarded option to join the project at the Club of Light.

The connection between Luís Boa Morte and Marco Silva plays an important role in this move. The two worked side by side at Everton during the 2019/20 season and teamed up again at Fulham between 2021 and 2024, a period in which they built a close professional relationship in English football.

Before this opportunity, Boa Morte also had a spell on Sporting’s coaching staff. In the 2014/15 season, he initially served as assistant coach of the B team, later going on to take charge of Sporting’s under-19 side.

As a player, he joined Sporting while still in the youth ranks and completed his development at the club, but he never made his debut for the first team. After a loan spell at Lourinhanense, he eventually moved permanently to Arsenal, beginning a long career in England.

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