Retired Benfica icon and the club’s vice-presidential candidate Nuno Gomes confidently predicted that Ruben Amorim would manage the Lisbon giants one day.
Gomes is operating as the right-hand man to João Noronha Lopes, one of the leading contenders to run the Portuguese club when elections are held in October. Noronha Lopes has already deployed talk of a January move for Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva as part of his charm offensive and now appears to be turning his focus to the Portuguese figure on the other side of the city.
