Interview with Estoril chief: “The idea was not just to pour in money and see what happens.”

General manager Guilherme Muller says the Portuguese top-flight club has to work harder than its better-known rivals to attract young talent and transform them into good players who can later be sold for profit.

American owners MSP Sports Capital are invested in the vision and have aided financial stability since they bought the club in 2019.

Why it matters: The Portuguese club are in a constant search to find those small percentages of brilliance in recruitment and player development that allows them to make players shine who were once overlooked by their rivals.

The perspective: Despite impressive improvements the last couple of years, Estoril still need to modernise infrastructure plus all processes if they want to be an established team in the Portuguese top-flight.