Exclusive: Capristano hails Benfica’s transfer window, they did well | OneFootball

José Manuel Capristano, former vice-president of Benfica, commented on the transfer window for the Eagles, expressing his satisfaction with the new signings. In this Glorioso 1904 Exclusive, the former Eagles official also praised Rui Costa and lamented the Club of Light’s Champions League draw.

"They were good signings and Benfica also sold. Benfica made more money from sales than it spent on purchases, profiting 10 or 15 million euros. Nowadays, people talk about millions like they used to talk about pennies in my time," José Capristano began by saying.

Next, the well-known Benfica supporter praised Rui Costa and stated that Bruno Lage has a squad with great potential in his hands: "I think these are players suggested by the coach and by Rui Costa, who is a sports specialist and was a great football player. They are all players to make a great football team, let’s see if it takes long for them to gel. There are players who come from abroad who take longer, others less time, we have to see about all that."

José Capristano also believes that no position was left unstrengthened, highlighting the variety of options in Benfica’s first team: "I think Benfica did what was possible and in my opinion did it well. We have two right-backs, Dedic who is spectacular and Bah. We have left-backs, we have three centre-backs who are among the best in the world and two very good goalkeepers. We also have four or five fantastic midfielders... Manu is still injured, but I hope that in a month or so, he’ll be back. Two strikers who are great players, two wingers… Coaches are never satisfied, they always want more, but as a Benfiquista, it seems to me that we have a balanced team with a lot of potential".

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