Football Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto is offering to help British authorities in return for protection, as Portugal prepares to withdraw the security arrangements that have safeguarded him for six years.
According to The Guardian, Pinto remains willing to cooperate over the Manchester City case, provided adequate protection is in place. There is no confirmed agreement with the UK. The development simply opens a possible route to safety for the Portuguese whistleblower, who says he has received death threats and fears an attempt on his life.
Pinto’s protection in Portugal is due to end on Saturday (October 10). His lawyers are challenging the decision, warning that it will leave him without a protected residence and exposed to people whose criminal activities his disclosures helped uncover.
They argue that the danger has not disappeared simply because the authorities have decided to end the programme: powerful figures were implicated, and legal proceedings arising from his revelations remain ongoing.
The defence has also cited an assault on Pinto in Lisbon earlier this year as evidence that the threats against him are more than theoretical.
Pinto entered the protection programme in 2020 after agreeing to cooperate with Portuguese investigators. His disclosures have since been used by judicial, tax and sporting authorities across Europe.
Among the most consequential were the documents that helped trigger the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City’s finances.
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