Francisco J. Marques slams Villas-Boas, reveals commission figures | OneFootball

The FC Porto General Assembly, held last Saturday, once again exposed some internal tensions within the club. Among the participants was Francisco J. Marques, former communications director, who used the occasion to criticize the actions of president André Villas-Boas (AVB), both in terms of internal cohesion and financial and sporting management.

In a text published afterwards, Francisco J. Marques detailed the arguments he presented at the GA, accusing the current board of promoting “divisionism” and of omitting relevant data about commissions paid on transfers, despite having harshly criticized this type of expense in the past.

Commissions: higher average per transfer window under AVB

According to Francisco J. Marques, the numbers released by the board itself on the Transparency Portal and in the forensic audit show that FC Porto under AVB is paying more in commissions than during the last term of Pinto da Costa (PdC).

The former director also notes that the values related to the management commission for the first season are undervalued on the portal, claiming that the Porto team repeats this payment annually.

His analysis also compares the less than two years of AVB’s term with the last two years of PdC’s presidency:

An increase of over 70%, considered by Francisco J. Marques as “a brutal leap.”

Sporting performance: fewer titles and Benfica’s dominance

The analysis also included the club’s sporting performance:

Furthermore, Francisco J. Marques highlights a fact he describes as “very sad”:Since AVB took over the presidency, no FC Porto football team — A, B, Under-19, Under-17, or Under-15 — has beaten Benfica. In 11 matches, the record is 3 draws and 8 losses, with 14 goals scored and 33 conceded.The last Porto victory over their rival occurred 630 days ago, in the 5-0 win of March 2024.

Criticism of the current narrative

Francisco J. Marques concludes that the current board “pays more commissions and wins fewer trophies,” contradicting the narrative that the club’s problem lay in the previous management.

The board of André Villas-Boas has not, so far, commented on the numbers and criticisms presented. However, several supporters have pointed out that commissions should be measured as a percentage and not in absolute values, criticizing Francisco J. Marques’s stance after leaving the club.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.