Benfica president Rui Costa assured on Tuesday that the “embodied” have more “targets in the market” when asked about FC Porto’s possible interest in Ricardo Horte, Luz’s coveted footballer.
“I don’t know where he is being escorted [Ricardo Horta]. Benfica have a few more targets in the market,” the head of the Lisbon club replied upon his arrival at the team’s training camp in Burton upon Trent in England and faced with the alleged interest of national champions in the Portuguese international striker.
Rui Costa added that the Benfica team would certainly not have 38 players and that the “embodied” structure knew what it was doing.
“There are people who will still come and go, and regardless of the names, we have many goals, and we try to do everything as best as possible, with a head and with the awareness of what we want,” the leader said.
Asked about the possible departure of Spanish left-back Alex Grimaldo, the “embodied” president said that the player, like everyone else, is working, adding that he was not aware of any offer from the defender from Arsenal.
The fact that coach Roger Schmidt has a large number of players in training camp is a “false question” for Rui Costa.
“It is enough to understand that there are five goalkeepers in the 38th squad. The coach knows what he’s doing. , it’s a sign that we don’t have 38 players because we don’t know what to do with them. We have 38 here because Roger Schmidt wanted to see the players he had at his disposal,” Rui Costa explained.
Benfica will continue their training in England until Thursday, and on Friday they will be in the Algarve where they will play Nice (July 15) and Fulham (17). July) and the Eusébio Cup against Newcastle on 26 July.
The season of incarnations started earlier, with the need to prepare for the third qualifying round for the Champions League (03.02 and 09 August), and the I League starts on the weekend of 07.06. August.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
