The Porto coach confirmed the loan of striker Fran Navarro to Olympiacos

Spanish striker Fran Navarro is set to join Greek side Olympiacos, managed by Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal, on loan from Porto, the Portuguese runners-up’s coach said on Friday.

“He will leave and become part of the Olympiacos team, but I am only talking about the players who are here,” commented Sergio Conceição during the press conference after the triumph at the reception of the red-bottomed Desportivo de Chaves (1). -0), for the 15th round of the I League.

Fran Navarro will move to current third place in the Greek league in a deal that includes an option to buy at the end of the season, leaving behind an irregular adaptation to Porto, for whom he scored one goal in 10 Greek league games. first half 2023/24.

Signed from Gil Vicente in July for a fee close to seven million euros (ME), Barcelos’ all-time top-flight goalscorer has signed a five-season contract with the Blaugrana until June 2028.

Fran Navarro shares with Joao Mario of national champions Benfica the third and final spot on the competition’s top scorer podium for the 2022/23 season with 17 goals, bettering the record of 16 scored in his first season in Portugal. 66 games in total.

The 25-year-old forward was born on the outskirts of Valencia and finished his career with Che (2015-2021), but never played for the first team and was loaned to Belgian club Lokeren (2019/20) before signing one of the them. of the largest sales in the history of Gil Vicente.

Fran Navarro did not take part in the fight with Desportivo de Chavez and is expected to undergo a medical examination this Saturday in Athens and join Olympiacos.

Porto will complete its second exit when the transfer window reopens following striker Gabriel Veron’s move to Cruzeiro from the Brazilian Championship.