Spaniards say Atletico Madrid made Benfica rich – Benfica

The news that Benfica received profits of almost 42 million euros Last season, the second best net record in the history of the Reds was echoed in Spain. This is the seventh consecutive year in which SAD has obtained benefits and the newspaper ‘Mundo Deportivo’ has dedicated a space to the subject, concluding that “Atlético de Madrid enriches Benfica”.

And to support the statement, ‘Mundo Deportivo’ recalls that “Benfica was the club that received the most money from Atlético de Madrid in transfers”, accounting for a total of 200 million euros. The last, undoubtedly the most resonant, was João Félix, for whom the Spanish club paid 126 million, Atlético de Madrid’s most expensive contract, the biggest sale in Portuguese football and one of the most important in world football.

But the newspaper recalls that before Félix, others moved from Luz to the mattresses, cases of Nico Gaitán, Simao, Jan Oblak, Roberto and Hugo Leal.