João Félix is the biggest name from Portugal to move during the winter transfer window, sealing his loan to AC Milan from Chelsea in the last hours before the deadline. Félix was the third Portuguese to make a high-profile move to Serie A during the mid-season market, following Juventus’ double swoop on defenders Alberto Costa of Vitória and Chelsea’s Renato Veiga.
Meanwhile, André Silva joins his third Bundesliga club in Werder Bremen, while two familiar faces headed to Brazil in the shape of Cédric Soares and Gonçalo Paciência, Jota made an emotional return to Scottish giants Celtic and Anthony Lopes brought an end to his lengthy career with Lyon.
There were doubles aplenty this week as FIVE different Portuguese players struck twice for their respective clubs abroad. Leading the way is Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Al Nassr to victory in the Asian Champions League. Meanwhile, Beto had arguably his best game in an Everton shirt with a double against Leicester, while Gonçalo Ramos continues his strong goal ratio in France.
Between 2017 and 2020, Nelson Semedo was lining up alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez at Barcelona. He savoured La Liga title glory and a Copa del Rey triumph with the Catalan giants and must have believed that his career was only heading in one direction.
Abel Ferreira recently declared he is preparing for his last year in Brazilian football, amid signs of disquiet around Brazilian powerhouses Palmeiras.
An eventful weekend at AC Milan has seen further headlines generated by the latest bout of controversy at San Siro. Sérgio Conceição’s side staged another late comeback to defeat Parma 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday afternoon, but the Portuguese boss’ clash with skipper Davide Calabria has been the talk of the Italian press.