Varandas sets Sporting’s minimum target for the Champions League | OneFootball

Sporting takes the field next Thursday, September 18th, to face Kairat Almaty at Alvalade. Frederico Varandas revealed the club's goals for this edition of the prestigious competition and hopes that the team advances to the play-off of the prestigious competition.

"At the very least, we aim to reach the play-off and solidify the international image of a Champions League club," responded the Club President in an interview with Kicker, highlighting Sporting's successes both on and off the field, such as the sale of over 700 million euros in player transfers since he took over the leadership of the club.

"Sporting can now keep players for longer. We have significantly increased revenues from merchandising, ticket sales, membership fees, and naturally, the Champions League revenues have increased significantly," emphasized the top official.

The number of members has also grown exponentially: "We have grown by 60% in the number of members. In 2018, we sold 26,000 season tickets and today we have a stadium, completely renovated and modernized, with a capacity for 50,000 people, almost always sold out and more than 10,000 people on the waiting list to buy a season ticket."

Moreover, Sporting SAD achieved a net result of around 20 million euros in the 2024/25 fiscal year, an increase of 66% compared to the profit of 12.1 million recorded in the same period, recently informed the green and white emblem to the CMVM (Check HERE).

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