Pedro Sousa warns Benfica stalwart could leave: not just a rumour | OneFootball

Based on Newcastle’s alleged interest in appointing José Mourinho as the new manager of the Magpies, Pedro Sousa warns that “it’s not just a rumor, it’s more than that”. To reinforce that point of view, the pundit was keen to stress that the Special One’s current €3 million release clause with Benfica “means nothing to the PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund).”

“Rui Costa says that José Mourinho has one more year on his contract, but there is a €3 million clause, and for the PIF this amount means almost nothing. Everyone knows that the PIF controls Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ahli, Al Ittihad and 85% of Newcastle,” he began by saying in comments on NOW channel.

“With the aim of returning to Europe, given that Newcastle are currently in 14th place in the Premier League... With a combination of future results, they can still qualify for Europe.”, he stressed.

“Eddie Howie has been at Newcastle for about six years and spent eight at Bournemouth, so he is a man loyal to the clubs he has been at, but it is coming to an end because the investment has been very large and they wanted to be playing regularly in the Champions League, and they have not been able to do that,” Pedro Sousa recalled.

“They had a difficult summer because of the turbulent departure of Alexander Isak. And so, yes, this is something we will be hearing about more insistently in the coming weeks because, I repeat, €3 million for the PIF is nothing,” the pundit concluded.

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