Club World Cup still lets the SAD cash in on… Seko Fofana (and more) | OneFootball

FC Porto’s pre-season is scheduled to begin on July 1 at the Jorge Costa Training and Football Development Center, in Olival, which means Francesco Farioli will not have the national champions currently taking part in the World Cup at his disposal. We are talking about Diogo Costa (Portugal), Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) and Deniz Gul (Turkey), who, after the tournament, will also benefit from a few additional days of rest. On the other hand, the Dragons will receive funds under the FIFA Club Benefits Programme, a mechanism that grants clubs daily compensation for each player released to national teams.

The total amount forecast by the governing body of world football under this compensation system is around €307 million, including the qualifying stage, to be shared among all clubs with players at the World Cup, and A BOLA has learned that Porto’s SAD is expecting an overall windfall of around €500,000, resulting from Diogo Costa, Gul, (possibly) Eustáquio… and not only them.

Although FC Porto have already said goodbye to Seko Fofana, the loan contract of the Ivorian midfielder — the Elephants played in the early hours of this morning against Ecuador — remains, officially, valid until June 30. That is the relevant date for FIFA, so until the end of the month the compensation will continue to go to FC Porto. From July 4, the start of the knockout stage, Rennes will begin to be reimbursed if Ivory Coast make it through the group stage.

In a similar situation, but the other way around, is Eustáquio: the Canadian international’s loan deal to Los Angeles FC is also valid until June 30, so until that date it will be the MLS club benefiting from the compensation generated by the midfielder. However, if the Canucks move on to the round of 16, the FIFA money will then go into Porto’s coffers. The final amount will not have much impact, but it is always some extra support…

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Before the March international window, it was expected that Porto’s contingent at the World Cup would be far larger. Poland, featuring Bednarek, Kiwior and Oskar Pietuszewski, fell at the final hurdle against Sweden in the final of the European qualifying play-off. The same happened to Victor Froholdt’s Denmark, beaten by Czechia in a penalty shootout. The Nordic midfielder, moreover, was seen as one of the main breakout prospects in the race to the global tournament, so FC Porto may, in a way, have even welcomed the absence of the No. 8 from the competition, to avoid drawing even more attention from watching eyes.

Meanwhile, Samu was left out of Spain’s squad due to the serious injury suffered to his right knee, while Alberto Costa, Rodrigo Mora, Thiago Silva and Alan Varela, despite having been named in the preliminary squads, ultimately did not make the final lists for Portugal, Brazil and Argentina.

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