The president of FC Porto, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, refused this Tuesday to reveal whether or not he will be a candidate for the club’s elections in April, leaving three assumptions before making a decision.
“The president at this moment has three big concerns. The first is that all this noise on social networks does not reach the football team. That he is calm to achieve the objectives of our entire strategy, which includes reaching the round of 16 of the Euro Cup. Champions League. The second concern that was part of my management strategy is that in December we can show profits and have positive assets. It is a big leap. If not positive, almost positive. And thirdly, “My concern is our academy, the projects. They are already done. Apply again? I have no idea,” said the leader of the dragons in an interview with SIC.
Asked about the relationship he has with André Villas-Boas, another of the possible candidates for Porto’s presidency, Pinto da Costa describes: “I never had one. After his time here, I did speak with him three times… [Nos Dragões de Ouro a seguir à saída] He even gave me a watch with a great dedication, beautiful, I have it in my collection. Unfortunately, the last time I saw him was at a bad time, at Fernando Gomes’ funeral, and since then I haven’t seen him again.”
The president of FC Porto also refused to comment on Villas-Boas’s words after last week’s tumultuous extraordinary general meeting.
“I don’t react. He’s the one who knows. It’s surprising, but I don’t comment. If he does it, it’s because he has some intention, I suppose it’s to run for president of FC Porto and he has everything right. He’s a partner, he must have The fees are a day. I don’t comment. Does it hurt? I won’t say it hurts, but it surprises me. It hurts when someone dear to me dies. Also, “It surprises me, but I don’t comment. You have every right to be a candidate, like any deputy. You have your strategy. He understands what that is,” he says.
They also spoke to Pinto da Costa about a possible renewal with Sérgio Conceição, but that is not the topic: “Do you think that a coach of a club is going to renew his contract without knowing who he is going to work with? No? Me.” “I am not in an electoral period and I do not understand that in six months or more this can be considered. I do not want to involve any football professional in this matter.”
Source: TSF
