Rui Costa responded to Villas-Boas: You are lying! No Benfica player earns an annual salary of 8 million euros

October 10th: In an interview, Benfica Club Chairman Rui Costa responded to the previous remarks of Porto Club Chairman Villas-Boas.

Boas previously stated at the Portuguese Football Global Awards Ceremony that Benfica has many players with an annual salary of more than 8 million euros. In this regard, Rui Costa said: "Regarding these remarks, especially when it comes to salary issues, I have never cared about the salaries of other teams. I don't know why Villas-Boas cares about these issues. But he did lie! No player in Benfica receives such a high salary as he said, and I don't know why he said that."

Rui Costa emphasized that Benfica's current highest annual salary in the team is 4 million euros. "Yes, I have stated this more than once. We do not have an annual salary close to 8 million euros at all. Even if we do, it is Benfica's problem and has nothing to do with Porto." However, "Record" stated that in addition to the basic annual salary, players may also receive other income such as signing fees and performance bonuses.

Benfica and Sporting CP have previously publicly criticized referees, and Villas-Boas accused Benfica of "putting pressure" on referees. In this regard, Rui Costa pointed out: "Porto now says that it regrets the statements made by Benfica and Sporting CP about referees, but they themselves have recently issued similar statements about the penalties suffered by the B team, and this is not the first time that the Porto club has complained about the current situation of Portuguese football. When they themselves also When we do this, it is completely unreasonable to accuse us."

Rui Costa emphasized: "I don't think our statement is to put pressure on the referee, but every club has complained, so I feel strange about Porto's reaction. I emphasize again that this is not good for Portuguese football, but Benfei. Card Club believes we will not hold back when we have legitimate grounds for complaint and we will call attention to it where necessary. "

Finally, Rui Costa said: "The top four clubs in the Portuguese Super League last season have all expressed their dissatisfaction with the referees. This should cause vigilance. Someone must regulate the game and the current situation of Portuguese football. Instead of complaining, we call on relevant institutions to ensure the competitiveness of the league, but this competition should take place on the pitch, where the players are the protagonists, not the referees or club presidents. If the top four teams are voicing their displeasure, someone has to take action. "