Portuguese giants FC Porto have unveiled their first signing of the summer transfer window in Spanish striker Fran Navarro, who joined the team from fellow Portuguese side Gil Vincente, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.
Porto will likely follow his signing with their second signing of the summer transfer window after agreeing a deal with Boavista for Nigeria international defender Bruno Onyemaechi. He is expected to join the team before the start of pre season training.
Boavista and Porto have already settled all the necessary details about his transfer with a fee slightly less than €5m agreed as his transfer fee with Porto not paying the fee due to the fact that Boavista is still owing them for the transfer of Chidozie Awaziem.
The sum which is in excess of €3m was used to settle the deal after Boavista completed the permanent signing of the left full back for €500,000 from CD Feirense following his impressive loan spell at the club. He was twice invited to the senior national team of Nigeria but he didn’t get to play.
His arrival will likely coincide with the departure of his international teammate in Zaidu Sanusi, who was recently linked with a move to French Ligue 1 side Marseille.
However his potential departure will be delayed until after the Portuguese Super Cup game against Benfica as he is the only left back available for selection with the suspension of Wendell.
Wendell was sent off in the final of the Portuguese Cup last season hence his suspension for the game which is the curtain raiser in Portuguese football. It has made the team Sérgio Conceição to block the exit of the 26 year old Nigerian until at least after the game.
Even though they are hopeful of having Onyemaechi within their ranks before that game, Conceicao feels it is a huge risk to throw a new player into a game of such magnitude and importance.
Daniel Martins
