Sporting manager Silas has given a press conference today ahead of the Lions’ Lisbon derby against Benfica, which will be played on Friday.
“The only certainty I have is that Bruno will be there [at the derby]. We prepared the game with Bruno and he trained very well, as always,” said Silas.
“He’s the best player in the league and the most valuable since last year. He’s not worth this money, he’s worth so much more. In addition to attacking he also sacrifices himself to defend. Bruno is the best and the most valuable. When we have such a player it’s normal for everyone to want him. Only if there’s a disaster he won’t be there.”
On losing his star player and how the team will move forward, Silas said: “We have good players, but to find a replacement for Bruno we need three players. One that scores, one that organises and one who defends like him. There are none in Portugal. At the moment we have none like Bruno, but we have to look for alternatives, dynamics and systems. But I don’t know if we’ll lose him.”