FC Porto blend homegrown talent with foreign gems at the Dragão | OneFootball

The SAD led by André Villas-Boas has been establishing a pattern in its transfer market activities. The acquisitions prioritize profiles that fit the tactical and technical model outlined by Francesco Farioli, with the age of the players – in addition to talent – being a determining criterion.

Except for Luuk de Jong and Thiago Silva – signed mainly to bring experience to the group – most of FC Porto's reinforcements in recent windows are under 24 years old. The youngest in the squad is Oskar Pietuszewski, acquired this week for 10 million euros (eight million fixed and two in performance-related variables), a young foreign promise whose integration aims to strengthen the team and compete for a spot with the wingers William Gomes, Pepê, Borja Sainz, Karamoh, and Ángel Alarcón.

The investment in Rodrigo Mora was already defined, despite his youth; similarly, the signing of Victor Froholdt in the Nordic market was completed, a player of evident qualities who, if he maintains this progression, will hardly remain at Dragão beyond this season – he is only 19 years old and has a clause of 85 million euros.

Oskar Pietuszewski, Rodrigo Mora, Froholdt, Martim Fernandes, William Gomes, Tomás Pérez, Diogo Fernandes, Prpic, Samu, Deniz Gul, Ángel Alarcón, Alberto Costa, Gabri Veiga, Borja Sainz, and Alan Varela make up the group of Porto players under 24 years old. This youth, combined with the gems produced in the academy – including elements from the U-17 world champion generation – and foreign revelations, ensures the immediate and medium-term future of the club.

The professional football structure has prioritized this youth strategy, which should translate into benefits in the coming years for the blue and white team, committed to regaining the hegemony of Portuguese football under the presidency of André Villas-Boas.

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