FC Porto and Rio Ave talk about Costinha and Goga

FC Porto and Rio Ave have talked about a possible double transfer from Vila do Conde to Dragão: Costinha and Guga.

According to the information previously collected MoreIn recent days, these talks were still very informal, but of course with values ​​on the table, even without any formal proposal.

The two players delight Sergio Conceicao, and even justified praise among Porto’s high balls, on the occasion of Rio Ave’s recent visit to Dragao.

Rio Ave is naturally open to securing a cash flow through the sale of players, and Guga’s case has the peculiarity of being a player entering the final year of his contract (Costinha has a contract until 2026).

“We know that this season is crucial, if we go to last season, it devalues ​​a player a lot. It’s the right time to make the transaction. There is a will, because if we want to monetize assets, this is the moment for that to happen. Rio Ave President Antonio Silva Campos told Antena 1 that secrecy is the soul of the business and we’re not going to rush it.

to what More As it turns out, there has also been contact with Benfica about the players, but the embodied SAD, although following with particular interest the development of Guga, who was formed in Seixal, does not expect to move forward with negotiations.

Costina, the 23-year-old right-back, has already represented FC Porto, between 2011 and 2013. He then moved to Sporting de Braga, and has been at Rio Avenue since 2017 (juniors). This season, in which he became an under-21 international, he played 28 matches, scoring two goals and assisting Vilacondense.

Goga began his career in the Algarve, where he was born, but then spent eleven years with Benfica, and at the last stage of that path he suffered two serious injuries, in the 2016/17 season. After a loan to Panetolikos, from Greece, he left permanently to Famalicão, and since January 2021 he has been at Rio Ave. Under-19s, he has made 27 appearances, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist this season.