Héctor Herrera opens door to FC Porto return: “It’d 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 still 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 to André [Villas-Boas] about it,” he revealed.

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

“I feel very good physically, I work hard every day to improve and 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 [pointing to his head] and that also helps me a lot,” 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 to André Villas-Boas as FC Porto president, because of what he represented not only for the club, but also 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 of the players, but also as president. He was FC Porto’s greatest symbol. It was very sad news for all of us, very hard to believe. We knew he was already of an advanced age, but it is difficult to accept. I only have words of gratitude for having given 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 for the club and the city, which were always very good to me. They always showed me great affection, in good times and bad,” concluded the footballer from Tijuana, Mexico.

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