In the digital publication Benfica News, this Wednesday, the Reds discuss the club’s accounts and defend that they have a “notorious financial strength”, despite the negative net result of 31.7 million euros in the first half of the season.
«The report and accounts of Benfica, SAD for the 1st half of 2021/22 have already been published. Despite the unusual loss presented, in a rare year in which there were no significant gains resulting from the sale of player passes, the financial solidity of Benfica, SAD is notorious. Equity remains very positive; after all the restrictions motivated by the fight against the pandemic, there is a gradual return to normality with regard to commercial revenues; and it can be seen that the increases in personnel costs were due, in part, to a policy of expanding the squad that has already started to be readjusted, but which cannot be implemented abruptly. The economic and financial sustainability of Benfica, SAD is a goal that continues to guide the management and this remains guaranteed», it can be read
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