[FC Porto] thrives on picking up lesser known players for a small fee and then selling them on once they have made their mark.
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Porto cannot offer the wages that other major European clubs can, but are an attractive prospect for South American players as they get Champions League football, regularly win silverware and, perhaps most importantly, provide a stepping stone for them to gain an EU passport. Such a move grants players the chance to move to other European clubs, without the problems of gaining work permits and visas - making them vastly more appealing to potential suitors further down the line.
While Porto continue to gain critics for their approach, it is hard to argue against what they are doing. A club with ambition, but not an overinflated sense of where they should be in European football, the Portuguese side will continue to make a profit on their star players, while they bring new ones through to replace them at bargain prices.
A model of how mid-ranging European clubs should be run, the Dragons might initially cringe at the prospect of another season of rebuilding but, if they continue to win trophies, then another summer of upheaval will quickly be forgotten.
Daqui. (via Pobodonorte)
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