The midfielder is one step away from becoming a Benfica player in the next five years.
João Mario is one step away from becoming Benfica’s player for the next five years, in a deal that includes anti-competitive clauses in the middle and which has already motivated, you know, O JOGO, a telephone conversation between Luis Filipe Vieira and Frederico … Varandas, which will not end with the most desirable form for Benfica.
Having concluded that the 28-year-old midfielder will not be reinforcements for the Lions in the new season due to the lack of an agreement with Inter Milan, the President of the Reds called his Lviv counterpart a few days ago to inform him. He said Benfica are interested in hiring a player who won Sporting champions last season.
However, as we found out, the conversation will not end well because of the anti-competitive clause contained in the contract for the sale of João Mario by Sporting in 2016 to Inter, which the Reds see as a simple option.
If Luis Filipe Vieira believed the fact that in the last period he did not use his preemptive right over Nuno Santos, then on Rio Avenue, which allowed him to become part of the lions, he now expected the same attitude from Frederico Varandas. In fact, the leader of the lions warned the president of the eagles that he continued to believe that the clause was valid, that Inter would have to reimburse Sporting in the amount of 30 million euros if João Mario moved to Benfica, and warned that he would go as a last resort. to protect a right that he considers to be legitimate.
Vieira intends to hire a midfielder and include him in the squad by the 15th, when the group will leave for an internship in the Algarve.
