FC Porto push for Yirenkyi, know Nordsjaelland's asking price | OneFootball

The summer transfer window opens in just over a week, and FC Porto are already working on finding reinforcements for almost every area of the pitch, with midfield immediately emerging as one of the priorities. In that regard, Caleb Yirenkyi remains one of the most highly rated names.

Even so, talks are still far from being concluded and, this Tuesday, Danish newspaper Bold reports that, despite ongoing contact between the parties, Nordsjaelland will only agree to let the 20-year-old midfielder leave for at least 30 million euros.

The board led by André Villas-Boas believes the young prospect would fit Francesco Farioli’s tactical model “like a glove”, but has no intention of going as high as those figures, which keeps the two clubs quite far apart.

It should also be noted that the new national champions are not alone in this ‘race’, as the midfielder is being closely monitored by several European clubs, especially from the Premier League, who have different sporting and financial arguments.

The Dragons, it should be remembered, have already secured three signings for the 2026/27 season: João Afonso, from Santa Clara for 1.5 million euros, Eirik Granaas, from Fredrikstad for 1.8 million euros, and André Silva, on a free transfer, after his contract with Elche expired.

Going the other way, the club said goodbye to Thiago Silva and Luuk de Jong, whose contracts came to an end, as well as Seko Fofana and Terem Moffi, who returned to Rennes and Nice respectively after their loan spells ended. It cannot be ruled out that further changes may happen soon.

“Caleb Yirenkyi is a player with a great future”

Caleb Yirenkyi is currently in North America, where he is playing in the World Cup for Ghana, and he was one of the standout performers of the opening round of the group stage after scoring the winning goal against Panama at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, in a 1-0 victory.

After the final whistle, the African national team coach, Portuguese manager Carlos Queiroz, praised him: “He is a player with a great future, still young, with many things to learn, because at this level everything has evolved so quickly that players need to have talent and also experience.”

“I believe that this young player, with more games under his belt and more experience, can become one of the best players in the Ghana national team,” he added, speaking to journalists at the press conference. The midfielder therefore presents himself as a strong candidate for the starting eleven from here on.

Ghana return to action this Tuesday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, in the US state of Massachusetts, against England, starting at 9:00 pm (mainland Portugal time). In the third and final matchday of Group L, they will face Croatia at 10:00 pm on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

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