Valdir explains why he backed Vasco’s judicial recovery plan | OneFootball

Former striker and Vasco idol, Valdir Bigode, detailed the reasons that led him to vote in favor of the club’s Judicial Recovery plan, approved this Thursday (9) with 97.7% of the votes at the General Meeting of Creditors. In an interview with Lance!, he revealed that his decision was guided by necessity and rationality.

According to the official list of creditors, Vasco owes R$ 3,629,333.68 to Valdir. During the assembly, two alternatives were presented to the creditors: reject the plan and receive only 8% of the amount owed, or approve it and secure 92% of the total, paid in installments over 12 years.

— I had two options, accept or accept. One was 8%, the other was 92% over 12 years. Was I going to lose everything? Everything I worked for? The game was played that way, there was no other option — he stated.

For him, the choice was not just emotional, but based on financial logic: “Minimize losses, numbers don’t lie.”

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Emotional speech and repercussions

Before the vote, Valdir gave a statement that resonated on social media and moved fans. He says his intention was never to create confrontation, but to defend his rights:

— I tried to weigh things, I tried to lay out the situations there. In no way did I want to harm or disrespect anyone. I was fighting for my right; the tools I had were to vent there.

The approval of the plan represents a significant step in Vasco’s financial restructuring process, as the club seeks to reorganize debts accumulated over years with former players, employees, and service providers.

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For Valdir, the decision was tough but inevitable. And, like him, the vast majority of creditors chose to secure as much as possible of what they are owed, even if over the long term.

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