Sporting vice-president: Transfer market is very tough | OneFootball

Francisco Salgado Zenha confessed that it was very difficult for Sporting to sign players in the last summer transfer window and warned of the growing competitiveness in the football market - Frederico Varandas also spoke on this matter. The Vice-President of the green and white club, responsible for the club's financial affairs, was present at the Football Summit, where he addressed the issue.

"Perhaps it's very obvious, it's already happening, but I want to highlight this: if you look at what happened in this summer market, it was very difficult to sign players. We were resisting selling and had difficulties in signing. It's a sign that the European market and clubs abroad are already reaching that level where they don't need to sell either", explained Sporting's CFO, who was present on a panel with counterparts from Benfica and Porto.

Francisco Salgado Zenha continued his analysis: "So signing players will become increasingly difficult. The financial situation of European clubs is becoming more robust. Either we in Portugal move towards this robustness, or we will have more difficulty keeping up with our competitors abroad".

"We have to think about the centralization of rights and do it efficiently. We have to consider that when we do it, yes, solidarity, but be careful, because if we all lower the level and the big three lower their level, we won't gain points in European competitions, we won't be there, and we'll be in the Conference League. We must be very careful to make an efficient distribution in this pool. Associated with this pool, financial control. It is absolutely critical to give credibility abroad", he stated, speaking about solutions for the financial problem of national clubs.

The Vice-President of Sporting concluded with a word about the future: "We already know that we manage football well. If you look at the trade balance of player transfers, everyone already knows that Portugal sells very well, manages very well, develops players well, signs and knows how to sell. It's no coincidence that we are the 20th or 21st European economy and in recent years always fighting for the 6th place. There is something we do well, especially Americans, moving to the next step".

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