Pinto da Costa admitted for the first time that Dragao could face a UEFA fine for failing to comply with UEFA financial rules, while stressing that Porto’s participation in European competition is not in doubt.
“FC Porto has already left financial fair play. We have fulfilled all our obligations and have only had some delays due to lawsuits by some businessmen during the election period, which forced us to redirect funds intended for other payments to them. These delays resulted in payments being delayed by approximately 10-12 days. We promptly informed UEFA about this situation. On March 31st we received a letter confirming that everything was in order and that we were allowed to participate in the upcoming international competition. Regarding the reference to a possible fine… It is true that UEFA can impose fines on clubs for delays, but we have not yet received any indication in this regard as there are people on the other list who understand this matter. there is a person who was in the ECA… We acknowledge the delay and report this to UEFA, but we hope not to receive a fine. It’s possible, but we haven’t received anything yet. On March 31 everything was fine and we were able to participate in the European Cups. This is the most important thing,” Pinto da Costa said in an interview with Porto Canal.
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