FC Porto vice-captain bluntly: “We want to be champions again” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s champion status does not guarantee an easy path, but the Dragons’ goal for 2026/27 is very clear. “We want to be champions again, but we respect and want to honor what it means to represent this club. We are here for that once again,” Cláudio Ramos told the club’s media.

The 34-year-old goalkeeper is entering his seventh season wearing the Dragons shirt and, this Wednesday, spoke on behalf of the team on the day the Dragons returned to work. “Being champions is difficult, but working with the ambition we had last year, with the intensity and responsibility with which we work, is harder than actually being champions. It is with that desire and that spirit that we return,” Cláudio continued.

“I think we all came back with even greater expectations, ambition and responsibility than last season, because that is what this club has accustomed us to — that is its history. We are back very eager to work and to start at full strength. The goal of pre-season is to give us the physical condition we need. We are a team of intensity and a lot of running, so these training sessions are very important. We know it will be difficult, but we have already prepared ourselves, because there is a period during the holidays to get ready for this. Pre-season is there to give us the condition that will be necessary for all the challenges we will face throughout this season,” noted the experienced player, who is part of Porto’s captaincy group.

In closing, he left a message for the fans: “Feeling their energy is very important and we hope that this year they will be with us as they were last year, because their support is essential, both in away games and at home. We are counting on their support and hope they continue to believe in us and back us as they always have until now.”

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