Martim Mayer is a candidate for the presidency of Benfica.
Benfica presidential candidate Martim Meyer, grandson of former incarnate president, wants to “internationalize Benfica.” However, Rui Costa has already announced that he will be a candidate again.
Martim Mayer officialized the candidacy for the presidency of SL Benfica with accounts, at least, controversial.
The grandson of Borges Coutinho, former incarnate president, the independent candidate talked about the fans when he said, to some extent of the ceremony held at the Capitol Theater in Lisbon, who wants to recover 150,000 members and form new partners.
“If each benfiquista spends 4 euros a month, 48 euros a year with his Benfica, the club would have 500 million euros a year to invest“Meyer said, which, doing the math, points to the existence of more than 10 million benfiquists. And justified.
“We have to look at the Palop. We will open Benfica’s offices in Switzerland, France, the United States and Canada and thus internationalize Benfica, ”said, supported by former incarnate player António Simões.
The candidate also stressed what he considers “Lack of strategy” towards Rui Costa.
“There has to be unique coordination in football. In football we have to pay much more attention to the signings in national football and continuing to bet on women’s football. In the modalities there was performance below what I want and spend impossible. It is fundamental for eclecticism but it has to change management,” said, quoted Pel. ‘
“In the last 5 years it has won 3 titles in 20 disputed. 85% failure. He spent 900 million euros on players and sold 1800 million, of which 800 million are for training. Lack of strategy and worrying lack of victories. Let’s build a highly professional structure so that they can be scrutinated, ”said Meyer.
In response, it proposes a restructuring of the club, greater attention to hiring, continuity of investment in women’s football and a reformulation of the management of modalities, which it considers expensive and ineffective.
And he didn’t forget the Luz Stadium: he wants more between 15 and 20 thousand places.
“We are doing a study that will determine how we can increase the capacity of the Light Stadium between 15 and 20 thousand places. We will present it to increase the ability of Light Hell. right accounts“He promised.
Over television rightsMayer guarantees that Benfica will not give up any value, “not a cent.” It will create an institutional office to lead this process in the panorama of Portuguese football.
RUI COSTA RECANDDDDO. Vieira can return
Rui Costa, who has led the club since 2021, announced the Benfica’s presidency recowler, in a video published on the Instagram social network, which ensures that the priority is to prepare the sports age.
“Because mystique, ambition and the will to win are part of our DNA. Because It is necessary to do what has not yet been done. I take on to Benfica, I am a reconditered president of Sport Lisboa e Benfica ”, assumed Rui Costa, promising to introduce his team soon.
The former Portuguese international average interimly replaced Luís Filipe Vieira in 2021, when he resigned after being detained in Operation Red Card, and was elected in October of this year.
“You work with vision, passion and future sense. Because at the hardest time I said and advanced. Because together we surpassed the storm cable and guarantee stability,” said Rui Costa, 53, remembering the “promise” made to the partners to announce the candidacy before the beginning of the 2025/26.
Rui Costa promised to reveal the candidacy program, his team and the project for a new term, since the “total focus” of the current president of the Lisboeta club is “in the preparation of the next sports season.”
“At this moment, my Priority is clear: Create all the conditions for a victorious time, full of achievements and titles for the Benfiquista nation in all modalities and competitions. (…) No one more than I want to win, grow this ambition and continue to write the history of the largest in Portugal, ”he said.
The elections are scheduled for October 25th. Along with Meyer and Rui Costa are candidates João Diogo Manteigas, Cristóvão Carvalho e João Noronha Lopes.
Mauro Xavier It has also been pointed out as a possible competitor to the presidency of Benfica, although it has not officialized any intention so far, and some media have also advanced that Luís Filipe Vieira can enter the race to the position he held for 18 years, between 2003 and 2021.
