Francisco Moura told Farioli he wants to leave FC Porto | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli fueled a kind of “mystery” at FC Porto by downplaying rumors of a possible departure for Rodrigo Mora, linked to the young player’s limited game time. The coach revealed that only one player had told him of a desire to “seek a change of scenery” — and that player was not the Portugal international.

According to newspaper O Jogo, in this Sunday’s edition, that footballer was Francisco Moura. The left-back, it should be remembered, endured a 2025/26 season “to forget,” marked by several individual mistakes in the 32 matches he played, although he still contributed three goals and two assists.

Signed from Famalicão around two years ago for a fee of about five million euros, Francisco Moura is under contract with the Dragons until June 2029 and is protected by a release clause set at 60 million euros. Even so, he would not rule out a new “adventure.”

The 26-year-old player was linked during this summer transfer window with clubs such as Olympiacos, Coventry City, Fiorentina and Deportivo de La Coruña. However, all of them ultimately appear to have chosen other targets due to the financial demands of the board led by André Villas-Boas.

The truth is that, at the start of the new season, the Minho-born player appears only as “Plan B” in the squad of the national champions. Last weekend, he was not even brought on in the 1-0 win over Torreense, a result that allowed FC Porto to win the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, with Zaidu Sanusi being chosen for the left side of the defense.

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