João Teixeira - Porto (free transfer)
[article]João Carlos Teixeira, Portuguese midfielder, aged 23, signed for FC Porto until 2020. Talking exclusively to Porto Canal, the player, who was at Liverpool in the last five years, admits it is “a dream to play in this great club” and states he believes his skill on the ball and his creativity are his biggest assets.
“I’m extremely happy. It was a dream of mine to play for this great club. I had the ambition of wearing this jersey, as I got used to watching FC Porto win titles every year. I hope everything turns out great and I want to do my best”, the midfielder stated, adding he wants to “win, always,” national titles, and, if possible, international ones, reminding that the winning culture is “part of the club”.
João Teixeira, who started his formation at Sporting de Braga and completed it in Sporting, doesn’t just want to win, he also wants to play, aware that he will find a competitive squad: “When you sign for FC Porto, you know there is going to be a strong squad, competitive, but I am still going to do my best so I can play”, the first reinforcement of the season for the Dragons stated, having already had the opportunity of talking to Nuno Espírito Santo, someone who “knows the club and its soul”.
Aged 23 since January 18, the midfielder revealed he feels “more comfortable” playing as the 10, but assures he will “have no problem” if he needs to be the 8 or even move to the left, as he has already played in those positions in the past. “I look at myself as someone with good skill on the ball, good creativity and good passing skills”, João Teixeira explained, promising the white and blue fans “plenty of work and dedication so the season is great”.
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa believes João Carlos Teixeira, the first reinforcement arriving at FC Porto for the new season, will be an asset for the white and blue squad. The white and blue chairman welcomed a player on whom the club has “high hopes” and also revealed that the midfielder came at the request of coach Nuno Espírito Santo.
“We have high hopes for João Teixeira, for his talent, his youth, and his eagerness to sign for FC Porto, as – were he not a fan of the club – he would have signed for a big Italian club as Fiorentina, one of the clubs keeping an eye on him. He was a free player, so he was the one making the decision of signing for us, which pleases us and gives us a guarantee that he will join this team body and soul; he will surely be an asset”, the chairman stated, talking exclusively to www.fcporto.pt and Porto Canal.
Pinto da Costa admitted the club had be keeping track of the midfielder for quite some time and that he was one of the names mentioned by Nuno Espírito Santo on the very first meeting to prepare for the upcoming season: “After that, I asked about him, finding out that other clubs also wanted him, and that he hadn’t renewed his contract with Liverpool. I talked to Jorge Mendes, his agent, and asked if João Teixeira would be willing to join us. He immediately said yes, so yesterday we started his move to FC Porto and today he signed for the next four years”.[/article]
[article]João Carlos Teixeira, Portuguese midfielder, aged 23, signed for FC Porto until 2020. Talking exclusively to Porto Canal, the player, who was at Liverpool in the last five years, admits it is “a dream to play in this great club” and states he believes his skill on the ball and his creativity are his biggest assets.
“I’m extremely happy. It was a dream of mine to play for this great club. I had the ambition of wearing this jersey, as I got used to watching FC Porto win titles every year. I hope everything turns out great and I want to do my best”, the midfielder stated, adding he wants to “win, always,” national titles, and, if possible, international ones, reminding that the winning culture is “part of the club”.
João Teixeira, who started his formation at Sporting de Braga and completed it in Sporting, doesn’t just want to win, he also wants to play, aware that he will find a competitive squad: “When you sign for FC Porto, you know there is going to be a strong squad, competitive, but I am still going to do my best so I can play”, the first reinforcement of the season for the Dragons stated, having already had the opportunity of talking to Nuno Espírito Santo, someone who “knows the club and its soul”.
Aged 23 since January 18, the midfielder revealed he feels “more comfortable” playing as the 10, but assures he will “have no problem” if he needs to be the 8 or even move to the left, as he has already played in those positions in the past. “I look at myself as someone with good skill on the ball, good creativity and good passing skills”, João Teixeira explained, promising the white and blue fans “plenty of work and dedication so the season is great”.
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa believes João Carlos Teixeira, the first reinforcement arriving at FC Porto for the new season, will be an asset for the white and blue squad. The white and blue chairman welcomed a player on whom the club has “high hopes” and also revealed that the midfielder came at the request of coach Nuno Espírito Santo.
“We have high hopes for João Teixeira, for his talent, his youth, and his eagerness to sign for FC Porto, as – were he not a fan of the club – he would have signed for a big Italian club as Fiorentina, one of the clubs keeping an eye on him. He was a free player, so he was the one making the decision of signing for us, which pleases us and gives us a guarantee that he will join this team body and soul; he will surely be an asset”, the chairman stated, talking exclusively to www.fcporto.pt and Porto Canal.
Pinto da Costa admitted the club had be keeping track of the midfielder for quite some time and that he was one of the names mentioned by Nuno Espírito Santo on the very first meeting to prepare for the upcoming season: “After that, I asked about him, finding out that other clubs also wanted him, and that he hadn’t renewed his contract with Liverpool. I talked to Jorge Mendes, his agent, and asked if João Teixeira would be willing to join us. He immediately said yes, so yesterday we started his move to FC Porto and today he signed for the next four years”.[/article]