2024-04-01 10:14:32
José Fernando Figueiredo will be the financial administrator of FC Porto SAD, replacing Fernando Gomes, if Pinto da Costa wins the club’s elections in the I Football League, the ‘blue and white’ president said on Thursday.
Questioned by members and supporters about the next person responsible for the finance department, during a visit to the Municipal Library and Archive of Felgueiras, the leader revealed that he had chosen the economist and senior consultant at the World Bank, who previously led the Banco de Fomento and is one of the investors from venture capital management firm Quadrantis.
This company was founded and is managed by businessman João Rafael Koehler, who had already been one of the candidates for the club’s management presented by the “Todos pelo Porto” list and, on Thursday, was appointed by Pinto da Costa as future vice-president for the financial area.
On Wednesday, during the presentation session of the project for FC Porto’s future academy, Fernando Gomes informed that he is leaving his position as financial administrator of SAD after 10 years, ceasing his role as vice-leader of the club after the elections .
Loan from David Carmo
Hours after formalizing his re-candidacy, Pinto da Costa spoke about the ‘blue and white’ current affairs in Felgueiras and assured that the Greek Olympiacos wish to activate the purchase option of 17.5 million euros (ME) included at the end of the season. in the loan agreement for central defender David Carmo, the Dragons’ most expensive reinforcement ever.
“Spent [20 ME]but we won’t lose them, because [o passe do jogador] it is already very amortized and, in addition, the club that has it has already informed us that it wants to opt and that it will pay the clause of 17.5 ME. So it won’t be a ruinous deal,” he commented.
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Highest transfer ever between national clubs since the summer of 2022, when moving from Sporting de Braga to FC Porto, for 20.3 ME, David Carmo had an unstable spell with the ‘dragons’ and was relegated to the B team in the first half at the time, due to inappropriate conduct, joining Olympiacos in the January transfer window.
Pinto da Costa, who is in his 15th consecutive term and is the manager with the most titles and longevity in world football, will run for president of FC Porto with André Villas-Boas, former coach of the football team, and businessman Nuno Lobo , defeated candidate in 2020, in the elections for governing bodies, on April 27, at Estádio do Dragão, in Porto.
2024-04-01 10:14:32