“I hoped FC Porto would get Terem Moffi” | OneFootball

Simon Zenke, former Nigerian forward, gave an interview this Saturday to the Footy-Africa portal, in which he lamented FC Porto’s decision not to move forward with the permanent signing of Terem Moffi, who is therefore expected to return to Nice, the club with which he has a contract valid until June 2027.

“Moffi had an opportunity when he moved to FC Porto, but it didn’t go the way many people expected. I had hoped FC Porto would keep him, but apparently that’s not going to happen. Even so, he is a very good player, and we once again saw glimpses of his quality in Nigeria’s match against Zimbabwe, for the Unity Cup,” he said.

The former footballer for clubs such as Strasbourg, Samsunspor and Dinamo Bucharest was referring to the friendly played last Tuesday at The Valley Stadium in London, which ended in a 2-0 win for Nigeria, sealed by two goals from Femi Azeez… both assisted by Terem Moffi.

“The sharpness is coming back, and I’m sure he will find another club. I wouldn’t advise him to stay at Nice, because that relationship already seems broken, and it will be difficult to repair. With the time left on his contract, I believe a solution can still be found. France is a good country for him, and perhaps another Ligue 1 club can give him an opportunity. I hope that happens,” he added.

Terem Moffi’s (unfortunate) spell at FC Porto

It should be remembered that Terem Moffi arrived at FC Porto in the last winter transfer window to fill the gap left in the squad managed by Italian coach Francesco Farioli by the serious injuries suffered by Luuk de Jong, whose departure has also already been officially confirmed, and Samu Aghehowa.

The Nigerian international was then looking to leave Nice after being one of the players attacked by the group of around 400 supporters who invaded the club’s training center, and he ended up joining on loan in a deal that included a purchase option set at eight million euros.

However, this spell did not go as he himself had hoped, because although it ended with the national title win, he managed only two goals and one assist in 15 matches, under a coach he already knew from the latter’s spell at the Allianz Riviera in 2023/24.

FC Porto ‘revolutionizes’ the attack

The departures of Terem Moffi and Luuk de Jong are, moreover, part of the true ‘revolution’ that the board led by André Villas-Boas is carrying out in FC Porto’s squad, particularly in attack, which proved especially problematic for Francesco Farioli throughout the now-concluded 2025/26 season.

As reported by Desporto ao Minuto on Friday, the new national champions are already negotiating, in the opposite direction, the return of André Silva, the Portuguese international whose contract with Elche is coming to an end and who left the Estádio do Dragão in the summer of 2017 for AC Milan for close to 40 million euros.

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