Fabrizio Romano reports progress on Mourinho, reveals Benfica’s plans | OneFootball

José Mourinho is, by all indications, set to be the successor to Bruno Lage as Benfica's head coach. The defeat against Qarabag (3-2) culminated in the dismissal of the Eagles' coach and Rui Costa is already in negotiations to finalize a contract with the Special One.

The information is being reported by Fabrizio Romano – an Italian journalist specializing in transfer market news – who guarantees that Benfica and Mourinho are already at an advanced stage in their talks.

"Breaking news: Benfica are in advanced negotiations with José Mourinho after Bruno Lage was dismissed overnight! It is understood that Mourinho has accepted the move to Benfica, as he wants to return to coaching immediately. The deal could be closed soon," wrote Romano.

It is worth remembering that Rui Costa's goal is to have Benfica's new coach already available for the visit to AVS: "It's pointless to talk about names, there is no coach at Benfica at this moment. The only thing that happened was the conversation with Bruno Lage. Now, we are making our preparations so that on Saturday Benfica already has a coach on the bench."

Benfica will be back on the pitch next Saturday, September 20, at 6:00 PM, in Vila das Aves, against AVS. The match is part of the sixth round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The Eagles will play again in the Champions League on September 30, against Chelsea, in London.

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