Spanish striker Ivan Jaime has left the Famalicao to sign a five-year deal with Porto until June 2028, the national football runners-up announced this Thursday, the fifth official signing for the 2023/24 season.
In a statement posted on the official website, the Blue-Whites announced the striker’s arrival, without specifying the outlines of negotiations with Minho’s team.
“I am very happy, happy and grateful to the people at the club. I really want to start working, meet my teammates and enter the field of the Dragau stadium. I will give my all and will work to help the team. “Because of the interest of FC Porto, a club that is known all over the world, I decided that I want to come here at any cost. It happened and I am very happy,” said the player, quoted by the Dragons.
Yvan Jaime, 22, has risen to prominence in the Famalican squad over the past three seasons (2020 to 2023), scoring a total of 17 goals and 11 assists in 82 matches and was even voted Best Young Player in the previous edition. First League.
“It would be great to work with [o treinador] Sergio Conceição and I have a desire to learn more. I promise a lot of work and a lot of football. I like to enjoy the game on the field, and the fans like it too. I look forward to feeling their support as they are different and playing in a stadium like the one in Dragau is spectacular,” he added.
The Málaga-born Spanish under-19 striker completed his apprenticeship with the Boquerones and made just four appearances for his respective first team before moving to Portugal, where he played in various attacking positions.
Yvan Jaime was the Famalican’s most influential player in 2022/23 with 11 goals and five assists in 33 appearances, but he was unavailable for coach João Pedro Sousa’s use in Minho’s first four official matches in 2023/24. .
“He had an exceptional championship last season and we know that very well because he played very well against us. It was a wish come true and, obviously, the will of the coach, who sees Ivan Khaim as a player with great potential.” … Everyone understood that their desire was to move to Porto and that was one of the reasons why we completed this acquisition,” stressed club president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.
The forward is Porto’s fifth signing in this summer transfer window. He will join defender Jorge Sanchez on loan from Ajax, midfielders Nico González (ex-FC Barcelona) and Alan Varela (ex-Boca Juniors), and striker Fran Navarro (ex-Gil Vicente). ).
“When an athlete arrives, expectations are always the best, but now it all depends on the work that Ivan Jaime does, even if our coach manages to get the most out of any player. It was a happy transfer and made possible by the understanding of the Famalicans and his president. I am very satisfied,” the leader of the “dragons” finished.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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