Bernardo Silva is at the centre of Benfica’s presidential elections after one leading candidate promised to sign the Manchester City captain.
Noronha Lopes went public on his plan to land Silva, who left his boyhood club in 2014 after failing to break into the first team under Jorge Jesus.
Lopes claimed that he has a contract ready for the Portugal international to sign as a key part of his manifesto ahead of members going to the ballots next month.
Silva is in the final 12 months of his contract at the Etihad Stadium and intimated over the summer that this would be his last contract with the club.