Transfer market: Iván Jaime opens door to a return to his roots | OneFootball

Iván Jaime does not hide his desire to return to Málaga, the club from his hometown where he completed his development, now that the Andalusian side have secured promotion to LaLiga.

On holiday on the Costa del Sol, the FC Porto attacking midfielder spoke to the YouTube channel Supabros and fondly recalled the club that launched him before he moved to Portugal to join Famalicão. “Málaga could be a possibility. I don’t know anything, nor am I aware of anything, but now that they have been promoted to the First Division, a great possibility opens up, because Málaga is Málaga,” he said.

At 25, the Dragons’ playmaker has been unable to establish himself at the blue-and-white club and is not part of Francesco Farioli’s plans. However, he still sees a return to the Spanish club as a professional ambition. “I would like to come back here before I retire, although I hope that is still many years away. It is a dream,” he added.

Iván Jaime also recalled leaving Málaga for Portuguese football when he was only 19. “When I left for Portugal, for Famalicão, I was 19 and my first thought was to stay at Málaga. I was already playing with the first team, but the coach often told me he could not use me because of the registrations,” he recalled, explaining his mindset at the time: “For me, it was as if they were calling me up to register me with the first team, because I would have stayed, but in the end everything happened differently.”

In the interview, the player, who last season played on loan for Canadian side Montréal from FC Porto, also spoke about the eight years he spent in the youth ranks of the Andalusian club. “When I was in Málaga’s youth system, I only thought about reaching the first team, not about being a professional footballer,” he revealed.

His debut for Málaga’s first team came in the Copa del Rey when he was 17, and it remains one of the strongest memories of his career. “I remember going onto the pitch and seeing La Rosaleda from down there and I didn’t even know where I was. I was completely lost. I was disoriented,” he described.

Iván Jaime also revealed that Isco is his great inspiration in football. “The only player I say is my idol is Isco. I try to play like that because it gives me pleasure. When Isco was at Málaga, it was wonderful,” he concluded.

With no room for him among Porto’s options, the Spaniard’s future remains undefined. FC Porto and the player will look for a solution in the coming weeks that satisfies all parties.

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