André Villas-Boas and SAD FC Porto in Talks for Co-Opting Manager: Latest Updates and Challenges

For the second day in a row, the lawyers of André Villas-Boas and SAD FC Porto were in contact, but according to JN’s decisions, there was no chance for any member of the blue and white association to resign , or resign. , leading to the co-election of an administrator with executive functions, as proposed by the president-elect.

It would be an idea for José Pedro Pereira da Costa, a member of the André Villas-Boas list, to be co-opted into the SAD so that he would have the power to make decisions on many issues and start preparing tables that comes up, especially in terms of financial matters. It would be a way for the new management to start working now and save time, as it will only be able to take control of SAD, the entity that governs professional football, at the end of the May.

At the moment, there are two important issues: the agreement with Ithaka, which means the sale of 30% of the economic rights to operate the Estádio do Dragão for a period of 25 years and in exchange for 65 million euros. Another point that draws attention is the Academia da Maia, a project by Pinto da Costa, which means that SAD must pay the amount of 510 thousand euros before the 12th. This payment is another step towards the completion of the work which has a total cost of 3.4 million euros.

According to the Companies and Securities Code, the General Assembly Board of FC Porto’s SAD has 21 days, after the new Management of the club takes office, to call a meeting of shareholders and the new administration led by André Villas- Boas to choose. This means that, until May 28, the elected president cannot use SAD functions and have autonomy to make important sporting, economic, financial and commercial decisions.

Therefore, to overcome this time gap, André Villas-Boas intends to immediately co-opt the manager José Pedro Pereira da Costa, with executive actions, which would have to lead to one of the administrators of SAD FC Porto leaving or resigning. . However, until now, there is no understanding to implement this path.