“Signing a new deal with FC Porto was a very easy decision” | OneFootball

Corey Allen was one of the standout figures in the national basketball championship triumph, a trophy FC Porto had not lifted since 2016, and he was even named MVP of the निर्णiding game. The American point guard has now extended his contract for another season and will remain part of Fernando Sá’s squad in 2026/27.

After calling the decision “very easy,” especially because he likes “the city, the staff, the fans and my teammates,” Allen will return to Porto with the ambition of “trying to win another championship.” The player knows, however, that next season will bring added challenges and makes one thing clear: “We’re going to be the team everyone wants to beat. It’s definitely going to be a little harder. We’ll also be playing in the Champions League, so we have to manage that alongside the Portuguese League and the Cups, but we’re professionals, we train for this and we’ll be ready for everything.”

Staying at FC Porto“Renewing with FC Porto was a very easy decision for me. I didn’t have to think twice. We won the championship and I love the city, the staff, the fans, my teammates. Why not come back and try to win another championship with FC Porto? It was an easy decision.”

The goal is to retain the title“We won the championship. Who wouldn’t want to come back and try to win another one? On top of that, there’s the staff, the fans, my teammates and the city. Porto is one of the best cities I’ve ever been to. I want to come back and try to win another championship, that’s what made me want to stay.”

The recognition in the decisive game“The feeling of being champions in a game where I was the MVP was crazy. Before the game, during warm-up, as a basketball player you can feel whether you’re going to have a good game. During warm-up I felt I was going to have a decent game, but I didn’t know I’d get to 31 points. I knew I was going to have a good game, I could feel it, but it was incredible to be able to help my team win the championship in that game and to play the way I did.”

A season that got better and better“I arrived in December and missed the first half of the season, but it’s not about how it starts, it’s about how it ends. We ended the season well. Since I arrived, there were some ups and downs and we lost a few games, but the truth is we brought the title back to Porto. We stuck together and played as a team, and that’s what happened at the end of the season. We focused on what we needed to focus on and that won us the championship. On the court, we did what we had to do.”

The challenges of 2026/27“Next season I think it’s going to be harder, because we won the championship and we’re going to be the team everyone wants to beat. It’s definitely going to be a little harder. We’ll also be playing in the Champions League, so we have to manage that alongside the Portuguese League and the Cups, but we’re professionals, we train for this and we’ll be ready for everything.”

Focused on each game“We have to go out there and take it game by game. Of course we all want to win the championship, that’s what I want for us, but we have to think game by game and not look too far ahead. Not too high, not too low. Everything will happen in its own time, but winning the championship is what we want most.”

His Champions League debut“I’m really excited to play in the Champions League. It will be the first time in my career and I know it’s super competitive, because it’s one of the best European competitions. We’re going to do a good job of handling that. I’m really excited to play against teams from other countries and to see new things. I’m a competitor and I also want to compete and win games.”

A word for the Porto fans“First of all, thank you for last season. I appreciate you being there with us through the ups and downs. Thank you for sticking with us and supporting us. Next season is a new season and I’m super ready to play in front of our fans and put on a great show for them. We want to win the championship again and the Cups as well.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.