No rush for Diogo Costa: FC Porto want to keep captain at Olival | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Diogo Costa stood out at the Club World Cup, but Porto’s board has still not received any contact. Farioli and the club intend to keep the captain, offering him the No. 2 shirt. On Wednesday, he began his holiday period and will return to Olival before the squad presentation. In principle, he will only leave for a major European club.

The goalkeeper will enjoy a holiday starting this Thursday (he arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday morning from the United States) and has been told to report to Olival well after the training camp the team will hold in England between the 13th and 18th of this month. There is still no set date, but newspaper O JOGO reports that it will be closer to the presentation to the members, scheduled for July 25. Although he plays in a very specific position and does not need much adaptation, this likely “delay” in his return could cost him his starting spot in goal for FC Porto in the Super Cup match against Torreense.

His performances at the Club World Cup have put Diogo Costa back in the spotlight and increased his market value even further, while also giving the administration led by André Villas-Boas stronger negotiating arguments, allowing them to raise their demands if any interested party emerges. Diogo Costa has said several times that he is happy at FC Porto, where he is captain, a key figure, a fans’ idol, and the highest-paid player in the squad. To leave, more than just a multimillion offer, it would have to be for a major European club that allows him to continue competing for domestic and international titles.

As already mentioned, Diogo will return to Olival in time for the squad’s presentation event for the members. If there are still no developments in this case by then, that will be the ideal occasion to see whether he accepted the challenge set by André Villas-Boas to change the 99 on his shirt to 2, in tribute to Jorge Costa.

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