FC Porto tie down home-grown trio Bernardo, Yoan and Duarte | OneFootball

FC Porto’s SAD continues to prepare for the future and, this Tuesday, announced the contract renewal of Bernardo Lima, captain of the under-19 team who, on Monday, scored the winning goal for the Dragons’ B team against Felgueiras.

But there are more renewals underway within the blue-and-white structure, which should be made public soon. This is the case of versatile full-back Yoan Pereira and winger Duarte Cunha, who provided the assist for Lima, both starters in FC Porto B’s win in the 32nd round of Liga 2.

The two players developed at Olival have already reached an agreement to extend their respective contracts until 2031, reinforcing Porto’s commitment to so-called ‘homegrown gold’. Like Bernardo Lima, they are both European and world under-17 champions, titles won by the national team last year. The group of Porto players included in that double triumph is completed by Mateus Mide and Martim Chelmik. We’ll get to them shortly…

If Bernardo Lima’s situation is settled and official, and if Yoan Pereira and Duarte Cunha also have their futures on track, the cases of centre-back Martim Chelmik and creative midfielder Mateus Mide are, at this moment, at different stages.

As for the attacking midfielder, talks between the parties are already underway, although there is still no final agreement.

As for Chelmik, there is not the same urgency, since the defender is the only one in the group of five world champions who has not yet turned 18 — he comes of age on June 13. The player is approaching the matter calmly, as is FC Porto, and it is expected that, from that date, there will be further developments.

What is certain is that the SAD led by André Villas-Boas is working to hold on to the academy’s gems, not only to avoid losing them prematurely to other clubs, but also to gradually integrate them into the first-team squad in the medium and long term.

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