At the beginning of this year, Hulk exchanged the millionaire figures from China for a return to Brazil, from which he had left at the age of 18 straight to Japan. the love left in Dragão, Benfica could have been fate last January.
Hulk was highly desired despite his 35 years. There were many proposals that reached the powerful striker and the star four times champion by FC Porto, he even highlights one he received from Benfica, the most advantageous in Europe. BOLA knows that it was a dossier assumed to be a great priority for Luís Filipe Vieira and it was the former president of the incarnates who guided the exploratory steps.
«I have maximum respect for Benfica’s greatness, but I created a strong history with FC Porto in all aspects, which I couldn’t even give a counterproposal. I couldn’t think about it or lengthen the conversation, because I simply could never play for Benfica. If I returned to Portugal, it would have to be for FC Porto, everyone knows my passion for the club», he echoed.
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