Héctor Herrera opens door to FC Porto return: “It would be a dream” | OneFootball

Héctor Herrera gave a lengthy interview this Monday to the program ‘Bola Branca’, on Rádio Renascença, in which he left open the possibility of returning to FC Porto, at a time when he has roughly one year left on his contract with his current club, Houston Dynamo.

“It would be a dream to be able to end my career at FC Porto. It was a club where I spent many years, and I had a great time there. I really like the city, the club, the people. It would be a dream to come back and end my career there. When I was with the team in New York last year, I spoke with André [Villas-Boas] about it,” he revealed.

“I think it would be something to consider, finishing there. I’m at a moment when I still have a contract. But it would be something to consider, being able to bring my career to a close at the club I love (…). Even if I don’t want to think about it, I have to think about it, the end is getting closer. But right now I feel very good physically. I’m slim, and that’s important,” he continued.

“I’m in very good physical shape, I work very hard every day to improve and to be able to compete. But football now is all about intensity. Everyone is very fast. If you’re not physically well, you can’t compete and you feel bad. I feel very good. I think I’ve grown a lot here [points to his head], and that helps me a lot too,” he added.

It should be remembered that Héctor Herrera arrived at FC Porto in the summer of 2013 from Pachuca for a fee of around 11 million euros, and left six years later for Atlético de Madrid on a free transfer. In between, he recorded 35 goals and 28 assists in 245 official matches.

At the Estádio do Dragão, the Mexican international, now 36, even wore the captain’s armband and played a decisive role in winning one national league title and two Cândido de Oliveira Super Cups.

“In FC Porto’s history, Pinto da Costa is the greatest idol”

In the same interview, the midfielder admitted he was deeply affected by the death of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, predecessor of André Villas-Boas as FC Porto president, because of what he represented not only for the club, but also for him personally: “When I arrived, he was always very kind to me. He treated me very well.”

“I think that, in FC Porto’s history, he is the greatest idol, not only for the players, but as president as well. He was FC Porto’s greatest symbol. It was very sad news for all of us, it was very hard to believe. We knew he was already of an advanced age, but it’s hard to accept. I only have words of gratitude for giving me the opportunity to belong to the club,” he reflected.

“For me, FC Porto is perhaps the club I feel the most affection for in football. I think I gave everything to the club and the city, who were always very good to me. They always showed me a lot of affection, in the good times and the bad,” concluded the footballer from Tijuana, Mexico.

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