Villas-Boas: “The team’s taking shape”, FC Porto target title | OneFootball

During a visit to FC Porto’s supporters’ club in Monção, as part of that branch’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the Porto official responded to criticism from Nacional president Rui Alves, who had put forward an alternative proposal that was ultimately rejected.

“It is a decisive step for the future of Portuguese football. Now, the future lies in going to the market to secure the amounts we aspire to and believe we are worth. That distribution model values all clubs and upholds the Big Three as the economic driving force of Portuguese football,” he said in comments to ჟურნალისტists.

As for the transfer market, the Dragons’ president assured that the process is still at a very early stage, with attention focused on the World Cup, and that FC Porto is sticking to its plan.

“The reality is that the team is being built, and we want to challenge for the title next year in the same way,” he stressed, admitting that Lewandowski is an “unrealistic dream” and that midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi, from Denmark’s Nordsjaelland, is a player being “tracked” by FC Porto.

The Porto president also firmly denied any link to the interest shown by Fenerbahçe presidential candidate Hakan Safi in Luis Suárez, Sporting’s forward.

“It is a ridiculously creative idea from Sporting’s president. We have nothing to do with Sporting’s players, and we have better things to do than conspire over transfers,” he argued.

Lastly, he commented on André Silva’s return to the club, after signing with the Dragons for one season with an option for another: “We are confident that he will give a lot to this club, and we want that option year to be activated so he stays at FC Porto.”

André Villas-Boas was accompanied by vice-president Francisco Araújo and former players João Pinto, Helton and Rolando at an event that also included a dinner with a group of club members.

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