Portal dos Dragões
·26 Maret 2026
FC Porto put three under-23s in CIES Top 25 for summer market

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·26 Maret 2026

With the summer transfer window approaching, Europe’s biggest clubs are closely monitoring the new rising talents and, in that context, Portuguese football, with FC Porto in particular, once again has several names standing out among the youngest players. CIES – Football Observatory has released the list of the 100 under-23 players, outside UEFA’s 10 biggest clubs, with the potential to generate major transfer fees in the coming months and, in Liga Portugal, there are several cases worth following closely.
The Dragons have the highest-rated player in this analysis, 20-year-old Victor Froholdt, who appears in 5th place on a list led by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Pio Esposito (Inter) and Yan Diomandé (RB Leipzig). According to the statistical model, which includes several variables, the FC Porto Dane could be linked with an estimated transfer worth €80.3 million.
Still in the Primeira Liga and at the Dragão, another highlight is the valuation of Samu, estimated at €71.6 million, although in this case, and due to the striker’s serious injury, any potential transfer will very likely have to wait for another time. On the same list, the Dragons place one more name in the Top 25, Rodrigo Mora, whose move could be completed, according to the CIES report, for around €60.5 million.
Bringing this potential list of targets for 10 of Europe’s leading clubs to a close – Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, PSG and Real Madrid – Oskar Pietuszewski appears, somewhat surprisingly. Signed by the Dragons in January for €8 million, plus two objectives, the CIES projection already points to a market valuation of €31.9 million.
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