BuIt seems like Hans-Jörg Butt could be calling an abortive end to his Portuguese foreign affair as the German keeper is unhappy by being the eternal reservist in Lisbon and Butt is open to a move...
The keeper's agent, Jorg Neblung, explained curtly that the situation was unsatisfactory as the original deal included a verbal promise that he'd be offered a first team place at da Luz, but existing Portuguese goalie Quim convinced both ex-Coach Santos and new man Camacho.
The number 24 landed in Lisbon in July 2007 and signed for the Águias (Eagles) on a a two-year deal after termination his previous contract with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, in a move designed, ironically enough to guarantee him the first team football he'd lost at Bayer.
After losing his spot at Leverkusen to young René Adler, Butt canceled his contract (until 2009) as he activated a clause that meant that the goalie was allowed to leave the club if he didn't appear in a specific minimum amount of games.
In August 2007 he made his debut for Benfica in the Torneio de Guadiana between Benfica, Sporting and Real Betis, saving a Betis spot kick and helping his new side to win the tournament. Since then, however, he's lost out clearly to Quim.
His agent is, however, not closing the door to an eventual reconciliation with the Portuguese club. “Let's see how things go up to Christmas and then we can decide something”, explained Neblung to Lisbon daily Record.