FC Porto in talks to bring back Cardoso Varela, but on clear terms | OneFootball

FC Porto are negotiating the return of Cardoso Varela, a 17-year-old winger who is currently in Portugal and wants to leave Croatia, where he is reportedly unhappy and unwilling to stay.

According to our information, the blue-and-white club has set two key conditions to move forward with the deal: not paying any transfer fee and initially placing the youngster in the B team.

Cardoso Varela left Porto’s academy after becoming eligible to sign a professional contract, in a process that ended up creating disagreements between the parties. At first, the player tried to join Croatian side NK Dinamo Odranski Obrež, but that registration was ultimately not approved by FIFA. He later signed for Dinamo Zagreb.

A youth international for Portugal, Varela was part of the national under-17 team that finished as runners-up at the 2024 European Championship, held in Cyprus. He was also the youngest member of that squad.

The matter is now on the table at the Dragão, with FC Porto assessing the possibility of bringing back one of the talents it developed, but without giving up the conditions it has set for his possible return.

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