FC Porto Market: five transferees can return

Seven players are on loan from Porto, but only a quintet have purchase clauses for the summer; Veron, David Carmo, Fran Navarro and Loum together cost almost €50 million; Brazilian winger signed to Palmeiras at Cruzeiro until December

SAD’s delicate financial situation, especially in terms of treasury, will involve the sale of assets to balance the accounts in order to give FC Porto financial instruments to attack the transfer market in 2024/2025. In the year of the European Championship, the most highly rated names in the squad will probably have the possibility of gaining even more value in the competition. It is also the year of the Copa América, organized by the United States, to promote footballers like Eustáquio, with Canada making their debut in the competition, Wendell, Galeno and Pepê, if Dorival Júnior chooses to call up the Porto trio — without forgetting Evanilson, a pre-selected luxurious.

Another source of income can come from the group of players currently on loan from FC Porto. However, only five have purchase clauses for the summer, with a sixth, Gabriel Veron, playing for Cruzeiro, whose loan only ends in December. There is another different case: David Vinhas, a product of the FC Porto formation who, despite having received offers from good clubs abroad, was sent to Vianense, from the Portuguese Championship. The 21-year-old central defender will return to FC Porto at the end of the season, probably to develop again outside the club, in a more attractive competitive space. A definitive exit is not ruled out, if a solid proposal emerges.

David Carmo and Fran Navarro (Olympiakos), Mamadou Loum (Al Raed) and Gabriel Veron (Cruzeiro) together represented an investment of 49.65 million, including costs of acquiring economic rights and payments to intermediaries. A lot of money. In addition to this quartet, the Dragons transferred two young players from their squad, midfielder Ussumane Djaló to Southampton and the aforementioned David Vinhas to Vianense, in addition to central defender João Marcelo to Cruzeiro. With the exception of Vinhas, the other five transferees have a purchase clause.

DAVID CARMO FOR DECIDING

The winger was presented at Raposa, where he will play on loan from FC Porto until December 2024

Contrary to what Pinto da Costa announced in the election campaign, today, Olympiakos has not yet decided whether to lose the €17.5 million love to buy David Carmo. Fran Navarro is cheaper, the Greeks will have to pay €7.5 million if they want to keep the Spaniard. Gabriel Veron, currently at Cruzeiro, has a purchase option set at €10 million, but as his loan only ends in December, the Minas Gerais club has plenty of time to decide whether they want the winger — his adventure in Belo Horizonte is not progressing. well, unlike what happens with João Marcelo. The central defender recently gained prominence at Cruzeiro and the Brazilians have a buyout clause of €1.5 million that they can activate until then.

Finally, Mamadou Loum: developing at Al Raed in Saudi Arabia, the midfielder who cost €7.75 million never established himself at FC Porto. Signed from SC Braga on a permanent basis at the end of the 2018/19 season, the Senegalese international played just 23 games for the blue and whites and scored one goal. From 2021 onwards he was loaned to Alavés, from Spain, Reading, from England, and Al Raed, where he played 26 matches. It can also be purchased by the Saudis, although the value of the purchase option is not known. Speaking of the contract period of these seven loaned athletes, David Carmo, João Marcelo and Veron’s contracts expire in 2027, Fran Navarro’s contract ends in 2028, Vinhas and Ussumane Djaló’s in 2026 and Loum’s in 2025.

SIDNEI TAVARES LEAVES

The Dragons had an eighth player on loan: midfielder Sidnei Tavares. However, in February, the player was released from the Colorado Rapids, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The North Americans decided not to activate the purchase clause for Sidnei Tavares, whose contract with FC Porto ends in June. The central midfielder, Nani’s cousin, has played five matches for Colorado, totaling 299 minutes of competition since making his MLS debut on August 23, 2023, away from home against Los Angeles FC. Despite having a contract with Porto, he was not reinstated and will be a free agent from July.