Giorgi Makaridze, who currently plays for Covilha, has been one of the most sought-after goalkeepers in the Portuguese Premier League. According to him, in a text published on Tuesday on social media, he signed an “illegal contract” with Benfica, but the deal was never completed.
“Everyone thinks I’m anti-Benfica, but the opposite is true. After the 2016/17 season, when I won the League Cup with Moreirense, I signed a preliminary (non-legal) contract with Benfica. “I was at the Estadio da Luz, and we negotiated with the former president, and he told me that Julio Cesar would leave next year and I would be a substitute.” Instagram.
“I believed it, I even received it, and then Braga appeared, paid for my transfer and the agreement between the two clubs was closed, but I raised my salary so they could reject me. My performance was bad, but I knew how good Benfica were and I would rather be there and fight to be a starter than play in Braga. I was in France and Spain, but there is no team like Benfica! Off the field, Benfica is the greatest team.
When Makaridze says people might view him as “anti-Benfica”, he is referring to that Controversial statements 2020, when he was already working with Vitoria Club. The goalkeeper at that time was still pointing at Luz, but he did not move on and blamed the Setubalenense management:
“Moreirense punished me, I was out of the team for six months. Summer has arrived, and it should have been official, but another lie. They told me to go to Rio Ave and then I will sign for Benfica. In January, I decided to change the team and went to the huge club Vitoria. I played, I was good and I helped the team stay in the league,” continued the player, who did not respond to our newspaper’s attempt to contact him.
“I started the other season strongly and was supposed to sign for Benfica in January 2020. Everything was going well, but the manager of Vitoria (who stole a lot from the club and, in my opinion, it is his fault. This is now) ruined everything. He asked for money. From Benfica and started negotiating with Sporting Benfica was the one who always wanted to help Vitoria, but then there he was This statement is mine…”, He said.
Makaridze (34 years old) participated in 17 international matches with the Georgian national team. On the day this team makes its finals debut (against Turkey, 5pm), it’s worth remembering Interview conducted by Makaridze with Zerozero When the Georgian team sealed its qualification.
