Villas-Boas: Gabri Veiga remains one of Europe’s top young talents | OneFootball

As part of the Portugal Football Summit, organized by the FPF last week, André Villas-Boas spoke with some foreign media outlets, mostly Saudi, with those statements now being made public. Among various topics, the FC Porto president talked about the signing of Gabri Veiga from Al Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, stating that if the player still belonged to Celta de Vigo, the Dragons would not have been able to bring him in.

“Gabri Veiga was a fantastic signing for us. The Gabri Veiga from Celta de Vigo would never have come to FC Porto. At that time he was, and still is, one of the best generational talents in European football. He made the decision to go to Saudi Arabia at a young age, had an impact there with titles, goals, and assists. We worked on his signing for a long time, for a year. We spoke with the agent, we also had to convince the player that FC Porto’s project was good for him, and we managed to sign him,” he said.

The case illustrates the type of deals the Dragons may make in the future and explains the attention paid to the paths of young Europeans who head to the Saudi league. “Saudi Arabia attracts many talented young players, like Roger, Wesley, to name a few… FC Porto is keeping an eye on the talents who went to Saudi Arabia and want to return to Europe with financial stability for the future. We are aware that this market can be very interesting and that’s why we signed Gabri Veiga,” he commented.

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