FC Porto: internationals only on the 6th, young guns incl João Afonso | OneFootball

FC Porto begin the 2026/27 season this Wednesday, with the usual medical examinations and fitness tests at the Jorge Costa CTFD, and Francesco Farioli will still have a reduced working group available at the start of pre-season.

According to information gathered by A BOLA, in addition to Diogo Costa, Eustáquio and Deniz Gul, who will only join preparations later because of the World Cup, the remaining internationals in the squad have been given permission to report to Olival on the 6th, that is, next Monday.

On this list are Bednarek, Kiwior, Oskar Pietuszewski, Prpic, Victor Froholdt, Zaidu and Pablo Rosario, who were with their respective national teams at the start of June during the window reserved for friendly matches.

On the other hand, despite having represented Portugal’s under-21, under-20 and under-19 sides at the same time, several young Portuguese internationals will be present at the Jorge Costa CTFD as early as this Wednesday: goalkeeper and new signing João Afonso, Gabriel Brás, Luís Gomes, Yoan Pereira, Tiago Silva, João Teixeira, Bernardo Lima, Mateus Mide, Duarte Cunha and Eduardo Ferreira.

It is also worth noting that young Norwegian midfielder Eirik Granaas, just 16 years old, will also be assessed by Farioli in the first few days of pre-season, and will therefore report to the national champion coach on Wednesday morning. Going the other way, winger André Miranda, who ended the season with a muscle problem, will begin 2026/27 on a managed fitness programme.

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