Villas-Boas concedes to Varandas' Sporting: still ahead | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas acknowledged that Sporting continue to lead in one of the most important indicators in Portuguese football. Despite Porto’s financial recovery and the investment made, the Dragons’ president admitted that the Lions’ squad remains the most valuable in the country.

In an interview with the YouTube channel 'Primeiro Toque', the club official explained that the investment made in the squad had allowed the blue-and-whites to move closer to the top, but stressed that the green-and-whites are still ahead. "At the moment, Porto are not, by a small margin, currently the most valuable squad in Portuguese football — because Sporting's is still valued higher —, but they are very close, at a distance of, if I'm not mistaken, 10 million euros," he said.

Villas-Boas also took the opportunity to recall the financial difficulties he found when he took over as Porto president. The club official revealed that the club had around 16 million euros in immediate liabilities and that he was only able to meet those commitments thanks to the financial support of several members.

The blue-and-whites’ president explained that the situation was later stabilised through operations such as the Porto StadCo project, Ithaka’s entry, and the sales of Nico González and Galeno, deals that significantly boosted Porto’s coffers and made it possible to invest in the squad again.

Despite that effort, he acknowledged that the Dragons still trail the green-and-whites in that regard.

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