MX23RW : Wednesday, January 15 05:51:42| >> :600:749966:749966:

Porto confident of Jackson Martinez stay

Porto confident of Martinez stay
© PA Photos
Paulo Fonseca says that Porto are confident of keeping hold of Colombian striker Jackson Martinez.

Porto coach Paulo Fonseca has said that he is "extremely confident" Jackson Martinez will stay at the club despite ongoing negotiations with Napoli.

The two teams clashed in the Emirates Cup this afternoon, with the Portuguese side running out 3-1 winners.

Porto are reported to be holding out for €40m (£34.7m) from the Serie A side, who have already reinvested a substantial amount of the money received for Edinson Cavani's sale to Paris Saint-Germain in Gonzalo Higuain.

Fonseca jokingly said that he was trying to avoid new Partenopei boss Rafael Benitez on the touchline at the Emirates Stadium.

"I don't know if you noticed, but whenever Rafa Benitez came towards me on the touchline, I would move away because I didn't want him to ask about Jackson Martinez," Football Italia quotes the 40-year-old as saying.

"As far as I am concerned, the case is closed. I am extremely confident Jackson Martinez will stay with us."

Martinez, who scored 26 goals in 20 league games last season, was left on the bench for today's game.

ID:96776: cacheID:96776:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2402:
Written by
Michael Penkman
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Felipe Melo
Read Next:
Galatasaray overcome Porto
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon17132248143441
2Porto17131340112940
3Benfica17122338112738
4Braga1794430191131
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1710161816231
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes176742622425
7Casa Pia176651920-124
8MoreirenseMoreirense176472225-322
9FamalicaoFamalicao174852020020
10Rio AveRio Ave175571828-1020
11Gil Vicente174761926-719
12Estoril PraiaEstoril174671828-1018
13Nacional174491323-1016
14Estrela Amadora174491629-1316
15AVS172961324-1115
16AroucaArouca1743101328-1515
17SC FarenseFarense173591123-1214
18BoavistaBoavista172691126-1512


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!