FC Porto can hold firm in the market until 30 June | OneFootball

If Europe’s richest clubs operate like sharks, then in the vast ocean of the transfer market FC Porto is well protected against the continent’s biggest predators. And that is a particularly relevant reality during the market period that runs until the 30th of this month, the date on which the UEFA clubs’ financial year also closes.

Porto’s blue-and-white SAD is not obliged to make a major sale by the end of the month to keep the books, if not in positive territory, then at least balanced. Any deal involving the departure of an important asset, worth several million euros, will still remain possible depending on the offers that arrive at the Estádio do Dragão, but FC Porto has enough room to resist a sale made under pressure.

In practical terms, that means any party interested in the club’s main figures, such as Diogo Costa, Kiwior, Froholdt, Gabri Veiga or Mora, will be up against a dragon that is hard to beat, one that will not lower its demands to secure a truly multimillion-euro fee by June 30. A prospect that will certainly please the club’s supporters, aware that in the past that need ended up forcing the SAD to negotiate important assets close to the close of financial years. The most high-profile examples in recent years are Luis Díaz, transferred to Liverpool for €45m on January 30, 2022, right at the end of the winter window — in that case because of liquidity issues — and, later that same year, Vitinha’s move to PSG for €41.5m, precisely on June 30, with the aim of ensuring compliance with UEFA’s financial control targets.

Sale possible, but not necessarily a multimillion one

It is true that, after the positive balance of €1.9m in the first half of 2025/26, the accounts for the second half of the season came under greater pressure, mainly for four reasons: the increase in the wage bill due to the four winter signings, the €8m agreed for the purchase of Pietuszewski in January, the permanent signing of Kiwior for €17m, and the recent signing of João Afonso for €1.5m. Even so, FC Porto also obtained additional revenue from the sales of Danny Namaso (€5m) and Ángel Alarcón (€2m), from the achievement of objectives linked to former players, such as Evanilson (€2m), and also, in practical terms, around €8m from its Europa League performance, after the €15.6m received in the first half.

So, it is clear that, by the end of the month, FC Porto may well sell one of its most highly rated players on the market, but it will not do so because of any particular financial pressure. A possible deal of more moderate value, in the region of €10m, will be enough to keep the financial year well on track, before Champions League prize money returns to Invicta two seasons later. And that could also be an important factor in the financial management of next season, considering that average revenue for clubs that reach the league phase should be between €40m and €60m.

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