Luís Filipe Vieira reveals who will manage Benfica if he wins the election | OneFootball

Luís Filipe Vieira again strongly criticized Rui Costa for the "lack of planning" in this transfer market, saying that Benfica bought players for values that are too high considering the current context of the Club. The former top leader of the Reds also guarantees that Bruno Lage will be the coach of the eagles, if the team becomes national champion.

"Sports results can hide a lot about a Club like Benfica. Benfica is behaving like a rich club, buying players for 28 million euros and leaving a profit of 20%, for 25-year-old players. Besides what will be invested more, one of 30 million... I don't know", he said, also talking about Mohamed Amoura, who may become the most expensive purchase in Benfica's history.

Luís Filipe Vieira also pointed out other goals, namely the pentachampionship, and spoke about the possibilities of a Benfica European champion: "I have a dream, which is to achieve the pentachampionship. I did the tetra, I didn't do the pentachampionship, but I want and can guarantee it. Being a European champion is deceiving everyone. Things change and nowadays it's more difficult", he said.

Still, he believes that in football, nothing is "impossible": "Luck is part of everything in life. The only thing I believe is that Benfica, within the country, has to win everything and is capable of doing so. I was the only president who achieved a tetra. We had the conditions to be pentachampions, we suffered a goal in the 95th minute. Pinto da Costa knew it was ours. Everyone controlled everything", he explained.

The former president of the eagles also spoke about the continuity of Bruno Lage and says that there will be no change in the technical command, if Benfica wins the title again: "He will continue to be Benfica's coach. If Benfica is champion, there will be no problems. Who discovered him, who brought him, who fired him?", he recalled.

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