FC Porto negotiate return of Cardoso Varela, but set clear terms | OneFootball

FC Porto are in talks over 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 what we have learned, the blue-and-white club has set two essential conditions to move forward with the deal: not to pay any transfer fee and to place the youngster, initially, 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 NK Dinamo Odranski Obrež, in Croatia, but that registration was ultimately not validated by FIFA. He later signed for Dinamo Zagreb.

A Portugal youth international, Varela was part of the national under-17 team that finished as runners-up at the 2024 European Championship, held in Cyprus. He was, in fact, 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 they developed, but without giving up the conditions set for his possible return.

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