We won’t be able to cover all the positions we want.”

On the sidelines of the preview to Thursday’s Europa League game against Malmö , Francesco Farioli admitted that FC Porto will be attentive to the January transfer market to try and “find possible solutions” to bring more balance to the squad, which is suffering from the prolonged injuries of Nehuén Pérez and Luuk de Jong.

January market

“Regarding the transfer market, the president and I talk daily about many issues. We also met with the scouting department to be prepared for January and to find solutions to the difficulties created by injuries, especially those of Neuhén (Pérez) and Luuk (de Jong). We are evaluating different scenarios. We won’t be able to cover all the positions we want, but we will find the possible solutions.”