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When it comes to nurturing young players, selling them for a huge fee and later rebuilding the squad, no club can match FC Porto. Not only have they sold numerous players for hefty fees in recent years, they’ve also been incredibly successful in domestic competitions and in Europe.
In the current century alone, they’ve lifted 9 out of 15 league titles, six league cups, one UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Europa League trophies. This sort of success is incredible for any club, but it is simply outstanding in case of Porto because of the number of stars they lose every year.
A closer look at some of the stars Porto sold in the last decade will give a clear cut idea of how well the club has done to maintain its stature. These players include modern day stars like James Rodriguez, Hulk, Radamel Falcao, Joao Moutinho, Diego Ribas, Pepe, Nicolas Otamendi, Fredy Guarin, Beto, Fernando, Eliaquim Mangala, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles, Ricardo Costa, Anderson and Boswinga.
The players who left Porto this season includes Jackson Martinez, Danilo, Ricardo Quaresma, Alex Sandro and Giannelli Imbula.
These are some of the many players who left Porto and yet this list gives a huge indication of how well Porto have coped with the departure of top players. Another thing that deserves praise it that the club mostly relies on their efficient scouting network to replace the outgoing players instead of splashing a lot of money on new recruits.
