Miguel Crespo is fast becoming one of the most talked-about midfielders outside Europe’s major leagues. The midfielder’s form under Jorge Jesus at Turkish giants Fenerbahçe has propelled the previously little-known Portuguese to being linked with some of the continent’s biggest clubs.
A place in Fernando Santos’ Portugal squad for the World Cup was never a realistic prospect for the 26-year-old, but while Crespo still harbours ambitions of representing the Selecao in the future, there is now the emerging option of playing for his adopted country Turkey.
As the Portuguese World Cup squad gathered in Oeiras to prepare for the upcoming tournament in Qatar, several of the Seleção’s attacking players arrived off the back of positive showings for their clubs this weekend.
Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a bombshell interview just hours after Manchester United’s final match before the World Cup, discussing his deep disappointment and unhappiness with his treatment at the club.
The future of João Félix with Atletico Madrid looks set to be the subject of much speculation this winter. The Portuguese is widely believed to be unsettled in the Spanish capital and a post-World Cup transfer in the January window has emerged as a growing possibility for the ex-Benfica man.
Portuguese striker Beto is emerging as one of the most lethal strikers in Italian football. The former Portimonense man often finds himself near the top of the statistical charts in Serie A for chance conversion, while only three players have scored more goals so far in the early stages of the current campaign.