Through a statement, Benfica made public the hiring of Paraguayan forward Francisco Vera, namely about the alleged signing of Rui Costa and Domingos Soares de Oliveira in a transfer of almost three million euros with businessman Bruno Macedo as recipient.
The document was seized by the Judiciary Police as part of the so-called Red Card process, which culminated in the arrest of Luís Filipe Vieira, then president of Clube da Luz, last July.
In the statement, Benfica guarantees that Francisco Vera’s transfer followed “normal procedures” and that its payment, through guarantees via the issuance of a Bank Bill, was made exclusively to the Paraguayan club where the player came from (Rubio Naked).
«The subsequent fate of this bank guarantee can only be explained by the club that received it, with the current managers of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, namely its President Rui Costa, oblivious to that decision and not knowing its future whereabouts», guarantees in the statement. statement, which ends: “Sport Lisboa e Benfica underlines that neither SAD nor its current leaders are accused in the Red Card process.”
Here is the statement in full:
1- Sport Lisboa e Benfica clarifies, on the information disclosed by CMTV this evening, that the transfer of the player Francisco Vera followed the normal procedures of a SAD, with the transfer contract and payment of the respective bank letters signed by two SAD administrators .
2- Payment for the transfer of this player, through guarantees via the issuance of a Bank Bill, was made exclusively to the Paraguayan club, where the player came from.
3- The subsequent destination of this bank guarantee can only be explained by the club that received it, with the current managers of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, namely its President Rui Costa, oblivious to this decision and not knowing its future whereabouts.
4- Sport Lisboa e Benfica has never refused to explain or clarify anything, having always collaborated with the authorities in the determination of all questions that are justified. And so it will continue to be.
5- Sport Lisboa e Benfica emphasizes that neither SAD nor its current leaders are accused in the Red Card process.
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