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

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

On holiday on the Costa del Sol, FC Porto’s attacking midfielder spoke to the YouTube channel Supabros and fondly recalled the club that launched his career before he moved to Portugal to join Famalicão. “Málaga could be a possibility. I don’t know anything, and I’m not aware of anything, but now that they’ve been promoted to the First Division, a big 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. Even so, he still sees a return to the Spanish club as a professional ambition. “I’d like to come back here before I retire, although I hope that’s still many years away. It’s a dream,” he added.

Iván Jaime also recalled leaving Málaga for Portuguese football when he was just 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 couldn’t use me because of the registration rules,” he recalled, explaining how he saw things 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 spent last season on loan from FC Porto at Canadian side Montréal, also spoke about the eight years he spent in the youth system of the Andalusian club. “When I was in Málaga’s youth ranks, 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 stepping 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 biggest 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 place for him in Porto’s plans, the Spaniard’s future remains undecided. FC Porto and the player will look for a solution in the coming weeks that satisfies all parties.

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