FC Porto is in negotiations for the commercial operation of the Dragao stadium with a company whose identity remains unknown, the SAD administrator of the team that finished second in national football, Fernando Gomes, announced this Friday.
“A confidentiality agreement has been signed with the company with which we are negotiating. We will inform our partners by the end of this year. At this stage, it seems to me that FC Porto can take a big step towards improving its image. , the quality of the presence of participants in their stadium, the conditions of the venue and their income, but this does not mean striving for the income of tomorrow that we sacrifice today,” he analyzed.
Fernando Gomes was speaking at the presentation of the SAD report and 2022/23 accounts, held at the Dragão Arena in Porto, a day after O Jogo newspaper reported that negotiations were underway with a North American company to study the Dragão stadium, including its name. and the pavilion of the Porto football club.
“We are talking about increasing income, but in a general way. To increase it, there is know-how, an international network and contacts that we do not have. This is added value. The fact that Porto is the fourth best club in the world [segundo a Federação Internacional de História e Estatísticas do Futebol], as happened this week, brings us benefits in this partnership. These large groups want their benefits, but they also want prestige. “Porto can achieve this,” said the financial administrator.