The Mourinho bank! Benfica make over €180m from the Special One | OneFootball

José Mourinho is returning to Real Madrid, but his departure from Luz also leaves an important financial boost in Benfica’s coffers. Benfica will receive 15 million euros from the transfer of the Portuguese coach, an amount corresponding to the release clause set out in his contract.

With this deal, the financial impact Mourinho has had on the Benfica universe over the last two decades grows even further. Between player transfers requested by him and deals completed at the clubs he managed, the Setúbal-born coach has already contributed to revenues totaling 183 million euros for Benfica SAD.

This calculation also includes Kerem Aktürkoglu’s transfer to Fenerbahçe, completed last season for 22.5 million euros. Although the deal was only made official after Mourinho had already left the Turkish club, it was the Portuguese coach who pushed for the signing of the Turkey international, ultimately being at the origin of yet another significant windfall for Benfica.

Since leaving FC Porto in 2004 to take charge of Chelsea, Mourinho has become a regular Benfica customer in the transfer market. The first deal came that very summer, with the signing of Tiago for the Blues. Among the various players bought by teams managed by Mourinho, Victor Lindelöf remains the most profitable sale. In 2017, Manchester United paid 35 million euros for the Swedish international. Right behind him is Ángel Di María, transferred to Real Madrid in 2010 in a deal that, including bonuses, reached 33 million euros.

Throughout his career, Mourinho signed players from Benfica at practically every club he managed. Examples include the loan moves of Gedson Fernandes and Carlos Vinícius to Tottenham, which earned Benfica 4.5 and 3 million euros respectively. The only exception was his spell at Inter Milan.

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