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Well-known pillar of the Eagles acknowledges sad reality of the market and intends to make changes to Benfica’s future approaches

Oct 22, 2025 | 21:37 |

The current reality of Portuguese football forces clubs, including Benfica, to sell players every year. On the subject, Rui Costa, President of the Eagles, recognizes that it is a recurring situation, however, he revealed that in the future the Club of Light will be better able to hold on to its main assets.

In an interview given to the newspaper Público, the President of the Glorious shared some opinions about the current reality of the Portuguese market and assured the following: "I will not promise the members that we don’t have to sell players or that we can live without selling players, and anyone who says otherwise is lying".

In light of the transfer market, the leader of the Reds emphasized that it is necessary to see some athletes leave in order to maintain the clubs’ survival: "Benfica, like any Portuguese club, may sell more this year, less next year, but is always dependent on selling some player".

At a time when names like Endrick, or Rhuan Gabriel, are being linked to Luz, Rui Costa revealed what he wants the new reality for Benfica to be in upcoming transfer windows: "What we want is to be increasingly less dependent on the number of player sales".

Regarding building a competitive squad, Rui Costa acknowledged that sometimes it is necessary to address some gaps: "When you carry out as broad a restructuring as we have done, it’s natural that there are players we sign and then have to make adjustments".

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