William Gomes wanted: United, Arsenal make contact
The vultures are circling. Manchester United and Arsenal have both made enquiries about your young Brazilian forward William Gomes (3). Atlético de Madrid are also keeping tabs.
Gomes has an €80m release clause. That means Porto hold the cards here, but concrete interest from two Premier League giants is never just noise. The 20-year-old has been one of the bright sparks in a record-breaking season, and the club will need to be smart.
No formal offers yet. Just questions. But they rarely stop there.
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Sérgio Ferreira leaves for Alverca head coach role
The U19 title-winning coach is taking the leap. Sérgio Ferreira is set to succeed Custódio at Liga side Alverca, landing his first senior head coach job (4) (5).
Ferreira's work with the kids has been nothing short of exceptional. Losing him stings, but it is also the point of the academy: producing talent on the touchline as well as on the pitch. Porto's youth setup takes another quiet hit.
Farioli: "My Porto family"
Former coach Francesco Farioli has been sharing personal moments from his time at the club, calling Porto "a minha família portista" (2). Pure nostalgia, no news angle, but the kind of thing that reminds you what this club means to the people who pass through it.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood on Reddit is reflective today. Fans are mourning the departure of physiotherapist José Mário after 26 years at the club, a quiet pillar of the backroom staff whose exit has clearly hit hard. There is also a lighter moment doing the rounds: a clip of Jan Bednarek's reaction when Polish journalists asked if he is trying to convince Robert Lewandowski to join Porto. Read the thread here.
