Press refutes André Villas-Boas' claims about Benfica wages | OneFootball

The aftermath of the Classic between Benfica and Porto has been a topic of conversation in recent days, not because of the football played on the pitch. Recently, André Villas-Boas, Porto's manager, praised his team's performance, claiming there was a stratospheric disparity in salaries between the eagles and the dragons. However, the press has already denied the value put forward by the Porto's manager.

On the sidelines of the Portugal Football Globes event, André Villas-Boas suggested that Benfica's payroll included players who enjoyed salaries up to 8 million euros. However, the Record newspaper, in its edition of Thursday, October 9, has already come forward to say that the eagles' ceiling is half of that value.

As determined by the sports daily, the maximum salary of the reds reaches 4 million euros gross, a value that, according to the same source, does not include any bonus or monetary prize. This contradicts the statements made by the Porto's manager. Words that have received considerable criticism from the Club of Light.

It was reported that Porto will file a complaint against Vangelis Pavlidis, for alleged aggression against Gabri Veiga. Faced with this scenario, Rui Costa will also proceed with a request for a disciplinary process against Alan Varela.

Benfica only returns to competition on October 17, for the Portugal Cup, against Desportivo de Chaves.

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