Bombshell: Martim Mayer reveals Manteigas’ shock Benfica offer | OneFootball

Martim Mayer accused João Diogo Manteigas of attempting to join his list for the Benfica elections, before the start of the electoral process. The candidate for the Presidency of the Club da Luz gave an interview to CMTV, last Monday, September 29, and commented on some of his competitors.

"It reminded me of a topic that I was not prepared to talk about but that I am going to say here for the first time: a while ago, there was a doubt whether João Diogo Manteigas had or had not wanted to join my candidacy. João Diogo Manteigas called me and came to my house because he asked to speak with me. He made me a concrete proposal to join my candidacy", began to reveal Martim Mayer.

The candidate for the Presidency of Benfica continued: "He wanted to be an administrator of SAD, he didn't want to be in the club's social bodies, and he made proposals around other complementary things. Absolutely true. This happened in my house, eye to eye. It happened about a month and a half ago. He denied this, just as he now denied what happened at the AG, but my versions are the correct ones. They are not versions, they are truths. Lies have short legs".

"I will keep a reservation about a person out of respect, but I can say that Mr. António Simões was at that meeting. He came with João Diogo Manteigas, he was the one who told him where my house was. And I received them with all pleasure", he shot back, when asked who else would have been present at that meeting.

He concluded with a guarantee regarding the Benfica elections: "Until October 10, I will not join another candidacy. I will go to the end. I have my proposal, a cohesive team, fresh, never been in Benfica and that's how we're going".

Below, check out João Diogo Manteigas' response to the accusations:

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