Matvii Ponomarenko and Marcos Leonardo on FC Porto's radar | OneFootball

FC Porto are looking for a striker who can provide support for André Silva and Deniz Gul while Samu continues to recover from injury – the Turkish forward’s case remains unresolved – and they are assessing several profiles.

Marcos Leonardo and Matvii Ponomarenko are among the options on the table.

The former, a Brazilian, plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and his performances have led FC Porto to place him on their list of targets, according to information first reported by “Maisfutebol” and later confirmed by Portal dos Dragões.

So far, there has been no contact aimed at opening negotiations and, according to what we have learned, the situation with Matvii Ponomarenko is identical, with the player being Dynamo Kyiv’s top scorer.

Marcos Leonardo, 23, played for Benfica in 2023/24 after arriving from Santos. For the Eagles, he scored seven goals in 21 matches and also began the following season at the Luz, making three appearances and scoring once before moving to the Middle East, where he once again displayed the goalscoring ability he had already shown in Brazil. In 82 matches for one of Saudi Arabia’s top clubs over the last two seasons, he has scored 48 goals.

As for Ponomarenko, the Ukrainian is 20 years old and stood out last season in Dynamo Kyiv’s first team, his first as a professional. In 23 matches, he scored 16 goals and also provided one assist, and he has also broken into the Ukraine national team, where he already has one goal in three caps.

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