"We sat down with three of the world's leading banks and they all showed interest in working with FC Porto to renegotiate the debt", said André Villas-Boas, in an interview with Lusa, this Tuesday. On another occasion, in statements to the newspaper O Jogo, the candidate for the presidency of FC Porto said that he reached agreements with Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan at rates of around 5%.

João Rafael Koehler, candidate for vice-president of FC Porto, from Pinto da Costa's list, used social media to question the veracity of this information, calling these agreements a "miraculous contract". 

"André Villas Boas declared this week to the newspaper O Jogo that he can refinance the club with Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan at rates of around 5%. I assume that the candidate is not irresponsible to the point of saying this without having a contract with these banks that effectively allows this type of rate", he began by saying. 

"I wanted to challenge André to come to Dragão today to bring his 'miraculous contract' with Goldman Sachs and help solve the club's financial challenges, unless they are imaginary contracts and another stream of lies. I don't want to believe that a candidate for President raises suspicions about the club's financiers and lies about the financial solutions he claims to have", wrote Koehler.

He ends by saying: "André, I'll be at Dragão all afternoon waiting for you. Today you have the opportunity to prove that you can be taken seriously."

André Villas Boas declarou esta semana ao jornal O Jogo que consegue refinanciar o clube junto da Goldman Sachs ou JP Morgan a taxas de cerca de 5%.

Suponho que o candidato não seja irresponsável ao ponto de dizer isto sem ter um contrato com esses bancos que permita… pic.twitter.com/TOqoHuXiJy

— João Rafael Koehler (@JoaoRKoehler) April 23, 2024

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