Los Angeles FC passed on Eustáquio buy option, but not yet given up | OneFootball

FC Porto midfielder Stephen Eustáquio has seen his stock rise after being one of the standout names in Canada’s 2026 World Cup campaign. The 29-year-old scored the goal that sent his national team through to the round of 16, where their run ended with a 3-0 defeat to Morocco. Meanwhile, Los Angeles FC, the MLS club to which the player was loaned by the Dragons in the second half of the season, did not exercise the €6.3 million purchase option available to them. Even so, the Portuguese-Canadian’s future remains open.

According to the LA Daily News, John Thorrington, co-president and general manager of LAFC, said that “nothing has been decided regarding Eustáquio’s staying or leaving” the club. “It wasn’t exactly my plan to get him ready to knock out my home country at the World Cup. But that’s how things go,” added the former U.S. international, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the national team eliminated by Canada, in a joking tone.

With his return to Olival expected, despite interest from several other clubs, there is calm at FC Porto regarding how the situation will unfold. The midfielder’s contract with the blue-and-white club runs until the end of next season, which means that, if he does not renew, he will be free to agree a move at no cost as early as January. Even so, all scenarios remain open, and there is a firm belief within the club’s board that a solution will be found to satisfy all parties. The player’s attitude, marked by several displays of professionalism and seriousness, is seen as a guarantee that no problems will arise.

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