Benfica boss Jorge Jesus expressed his anger for Manchester City attacker’s critical comments regarding the presidential elections.
Benfica manager Jorge Jesus addressed Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva as “ungrateful”. This was after the City attacker’s comment regarding a need for a new president to the Portuguese giants.
Silva subsequently posted a long message on social media to talk about the upcoming presidential election of Benfica. Moreover, he praised the current president Luis Filipe Vieira. However, Silva mentioned that the club is losing its value due to a lack of ambition.
Nevertheless, the City man joined Benfica’s youth academy at the age of eight. Though, Silva made only three appearances for the senior team following exit to Monaco. And, later he moved to the Premier League side.
Furthermore, Jesus provided Silva with the opportunity to play for Benfica. The 66-year-old said that he did not talk about the Portuguese since his departure. Although, due to recent criticism from the City attacker, Jesus could not remain silent.
“For many years I never wanted to talk about Bernardo Silva, because he also messed with me for many years. It’s okay with me,” he said at a press conference.
“Now with the club president who helped him grow, who continues to provide great conditions for young people to go out to better clubs, as is the case with him. It is very ungrateful.
“There are many defects that a man can have, but the worst thing is to be ungrateful. You can have a different idea, but you can’t be ungrateful.
“I was the one who added Bernardo Silva to the team. We went on tour for several games and when we arrived in Portugal, he asked me: ‘Mister, what are your ideas about me? I want to know if I will play’.
“I said: ‘If you play, what do you mean? Explain it to me… Nico [Gaitan] comes out and you play? Does Salvio come out and you play? What do you want me to do?”
“Silva said: ‘I have a contract to leave, I’m going to earn 20 times more, and I need to help my family. I need the coach to let me out’.
“‘Then talk to the president, it’s not me,’ I replied. If he’s listening to me, let him say that this is the truth, it wasn’t because I put him on the left side.
“After all these years I’m telling you because he was ungrateful to the president of Benfica. I didn’t know how to make up for what Benfica and what the president did for him.”
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