Benfica pass on Queiroz

[Lemmy]

Benfica want Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz as their next boss, according to reports.

It is reported by Portuguese newspaper A Bola that a meeting between Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira and former player Rui Costa is due to take place this week.

. The objective of this meeting would be to devise a strategy by which Queiroz could be lured away from Old Trafford to take over at Benfica next season - with Rui Costa in a sporting director role.

Queiroz - who had a brief spell in charge of Real Madrid - admits he has been interested by Benfica in the past, but insists there has been no contact with the Portuguese giants.

"I won't ever say never, but there have been no discussions or talks," Queiroz is quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph.

"Benfica was of interest to me in the past but I am at Manchester United and there are many more challenges in front of me."

tribalfootball.com - Benfica step up bid for Man Utd No2 Queiroz

[Frank Cunha]

I don't see it happen

[Frank Cunha]

Goal.com - Spain - Queiroz And Zaccheroni Eye Benfica
leading candidate

[santos6]

I can see Zacheronni coming but no chance for Queiroz, Queiroz is happy at Man U and is probably next in line to take Fergie's spot when he retires.

[EURODAD]

Originally Posted by santos6

I can see Zacheronni coming but no chance for Queiroz, Queiroz is happy at Man U and is probably next in line to take Fergie's spot when he retires.

Show him the money and give him the power and he will come. Now if you offer him penuts, then he would be nuts to come. I do think he would come though.

[Lemmy]

It would be great for Benfica if Queiroz coached them, but as Eurodad said, they would have to pay him quite a bit.

[Lemmy]

The Manchester United assistant manager has been widely tipped to take the managerial post at the Estádio da Luz ever since José Antonio Camacho resigned as coach earlier this month.

But the Portuguese tactician has denied such claims, revealing that he has not held talks with anyone from Benfica about a move to the Lisbon club.

"This is something I do not want to talk about, because I do not want to contribute to speculations concerning Benfica, a great club and institution," he said.

"Every statement released by the Portuguese press in direct speech is false," he continued. "I have never commented on Benfica's current situation to anyone.

"But it is always an honour and a privilege to know that a great institution like Benfica may ponder on my name to serve their needs."

Goal.com - Manchester United - Queiroz Denies Benfica Move

[Frank Cunha]

just in Benfica pass on Queiroz
OJOGO ONLINE

[Benfica7]

I knew they would never get him

He of course would stay at Man U. and become manager after Fergie retires.
O think he is there for the money and fame.

[quinas1139]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

just in Benfica pass on Queiroz
OJOGO ONLINE

How has Benfica passed on Queiroz if no one has been hired yet? We all know that only about 10% of the stuff in the soccer news is true. In a few days Queiroz will be the first choice again.

[Frank Cunha]

Originally Posted by quinas1139

How has Benfica passed on Queiroz if no one has been hired yet? We all know that only about 10% of the stuff in the soccer news is true. In a few days Queiroz will be the first choice again.

[quinas1139]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

hint hint maybe....

«Não é fácil reestruturar, renovar e continuar a ganhar» (Queirós)
Carlos Queirós sente-se orgulhoso com a presença do Manchester United na final da Champions. «Não é fácil para qualquer clube do mundo reestruturar, renovar e continuar a ganhar», sublinhou o braço-direito de Alex Ferguson na equipa inglesa, onde ficará «pelo menos até à final da Liga dos Campeões».



ASF
«Espero continuar pelo menos até à final da Liga dos Campeões. Tenho contrato e grandes expectativas em relação ao futuro próximo. Neste momento, não tenho comentários a fazer nem razões para poder pensar de outra maneira», começou por afirmar Queirós, em declarações à Rádio Renascença, reagindo ao interesse do Benfica.

[quinas1139]

and this week.....

Benfica em Inglaterra para contratar treinador
[ 2008/05/07 | 19:59 ] Luís SobralLuís Filipe Vieira, acompanhado por Rui Costa e o assessor jurídico da SAD Paulo Gonçalves, esteve esta quarta-feira em Inglaterra.

A viagem do presidente do Benfica teve como objectivo acelerar o processo de contratação do novo treinador.

De acordo com o que Maisfutebol apurou, a comitiva benfiquista viajou para se reunir com um candidato ao banco «encarnado».

Os responsáveis do Benfica têm concentrado as suas atenções na contratação do próximo treinador, um processo que gostariam de ter resolvido antes da digressão da equipa a Angola, com partida a 19 de Maio.