“Extension is right”: Aloísio Alves backs FC Porto move for Kiwior | OneFootball

A luxury reinforcement, the Pole Kiwior formed a remarkable partnership with his compatriot Bednarek at the heart of the national champions’ defence. FC Porto wasted no time and immediately announced that it had exercised the option to buy 100 percent of the rights to the 26-year-old centre-back, setting his release clause at 70 million euros.

Aloísio Alves, the FC Porto centre-back with the most appearances in the club’s history, with 474, the third most-used player ever, behind only João Pinto (588 matches) and Vítor Baía (567), applauds André Villas-Boas’s decision. “FC Porto’s scouting department, together directly with the president, saw Kiwior as an excellent option for the club. I think the renewal is a good move and the fans are happy too,” the former Brazil international told newspaper O JOGO.

Now 62, Aloísio highlights the Polish duo at the centre of the national champions’ defence. “Kiwior and Bednarek are two national-team players, Poland internationals. They complement each other very well. Bednarek also reads the game well, is tall and strong in the air both defensively and offensively. They fit together very well,” he praises, while pointing out some aspects Kiwior can still improve. “Given his height and physical presence, he can improve his play in the opposition box to score goals.”

A centre-back of enormous quality, Aloísio occasionally played at left-back for FC Porto, just as the Polish defender has done, but the former Brazil international believes that “it is as a centre-back that Kiwior performs at 100 percent”. “Being a centre-back and playing like a midfielder is easier than playing at left-back, because it requires different positioning and characteristics, especially nowadays when so much play goes through the wings, where quick and skillful players appear.”

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