"Real" club defender F.Coentrao wants to return to "Benfica" (PHOTO) © EuroFootball.com

Madrid's "Real" left-back Fabio Coentrao stated that he would like to play for Lisbon's "Benfica" team next season.

The Portuguese national team member had already assured in winter that he would definitely return to his former club, but it is unclear when.

Last season, Coentrao competed with Marcelo in the same position, but the footballer is still determined to return to his native country.

In the next season, the Portuguese player could once again lose his place in the starting lineup, as Marcelo was unable to play for a long time due to an injury, but now the former "Fluminense" player is competing with the Brazilian national team in the Confederations Cup.

The defender, who cost "Real" club 30 million, is also linked to London's "Chelsea" and the returning to the highest French football division "Monaco" club.

Today, there were already reports in the Portuguese press about the possible return of F. Coentrao to "Benfica".

F. Coentrao's contract with the royal club is valid until 2017. The footballer, who arrived in Madrid in 2011, played 63 matches and scored 1 goal.