Francesco Farioli decides on Cardoso Varela | OneFootball

Cardoso Varela returned to Porto over the weekend and begins a new chapter with the Dragons this Monday morning. Two years after leaving in a controversial and unilateral move to Croatian football, the winger is back home.

The young player has already undergone his medical examinations and is now waiting for the necessary registration paperwork to be completed, a process that always involves certain restrictions when a minor is concerned. The intention is to make the return official in time for the footballer to take part in the first training session.

According to O JOGO, it will be Francesco Farioli who decides Varela’s role in this initial phase: either joining the national champions’ squad and remaining under the direct observation of the Italian coach, or starting out with the B team, managed by João Brandão.

As our newspaper had already reported, the winger will sign a three-year deal, which will later be extended once he comes of age. The new contract will include a release clause worth 50 million euros.

His return to FC Porto comes after the player expressed regret over the way he left the club in 2024, apologized to Villas-Boas, and changed agents, leaving Andy Bara to be represented instead by Pini Zahavi.

The Blue and Whites will share the player’s economic rights with Dinamo Zagreb in a deal that, at an initial stage, will involve no cost. Later on, FC Porto may buy additional percentages of his rights until securing them in full.

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