Matvii Ponomarenko and Marcos Leonardo on FC Porto's radar | OneFootball

FC Porto are looking for a striker who can provide cover for André Silva and Deniz Gul while Samu continues to recover from injury – the Turkish forward’s situation remains unresolved – and the club are assessing several profiles.

Marcos Leonardo and Matvii Ponomarenko are among the options on the table.

The former, a Brazilian, plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and his performances have led FC Porto to put him on their list of targets, according to information first reported by “Maisfutebol” and later confirmed by Portal dos Dragões.

So far, there has been no contact aimed at opening negotiations and, according to what we have learned, Matvii Ponomarenko’s situation is identical; he is Dynamo Kyiv’s top scorer.

Marcos Leonardo, 23, played for Benfica in 2023/24 after arriving from Santos. For the Eagles, he scored seven goals in 21 matches and also started the following season at the Luz, making three appearances and scoring once before moving to the Middle East, where he once again showed the goalscoring ability he had already displayed in Brazil. In 82 matches for one of Saudi Arabia’s top clubs over the last two seasons, he has scored 48 goals.

Ponomarenko, meanwhile, is a 20-year-old Ukrainian who stood out last season in Dynamo Kyiv’s first team, his first as a professional. In 23 matches, he scored 16 goals and also provided an assist, and he has also broken into the Ukraine national team, where he already has one goal in three caps.

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