{"id":17313,"date":"2023-10-14T19:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=17313"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:15:50","slug":"real-madrid-interested-in-fc-portos-diogo-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/real-madrid-interested-in-fc-portos-diogo-costa\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid interested in FC Porto&#8217;s Diogo Costa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Real Madrid is interested in entering a contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcporto.pt\/pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FC Porto\u2019s <\/a>goalkeeper Diogo Costa, per a report by Gol Digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, Real Madrid has not been convinced that Kepa Arrizabalaga&#8217;s performance is good enough to replace Thibaut Courtois. It is possible that the Spanish goalkeeper will leave the team after the end of his loan term.<br>\n<br> Furthermore, Ukranian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin may leave next summer too as his contract with Real Madrid expires soon.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Madrid knows that signing Porto\u2019s Costa requires a significant investment. Diogo Costa advanced through the ranks at the modest club \u201cPovoa\u2019\u2019 and joined Porto in 2011.<br>\n<br> He progressed through the youth ranks and has been part of Porto\u2019s squad for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be noted that Thibaut Courtois suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee in August. He may miss the whole season due to his injury. Courtois signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid in August 2018 with an annual salary of \u20ac7 million.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he was at Real Madrid, he won the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and lots more.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/benficas-joao-mario-speaks-we-were-the-team-that-wanted-it-the-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benfica\u2019s Jo\u00e3o M\u00e1rio speaks: \u201cWe were the team that wanted it the most\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid is interested in entering a contract with FC Porto\u2019s goalkeeper Diogo Costa, per a report by Gol Digital. According to reports, Real Madrid has not been convinced that Kepa Arrizabalaga&#8217;s performance is good enough to replace Thibaut Courtois. It is possible that the Spanish goalkeeper will leave the team after the end of his loan term. Furthermore, Ukranian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin may leave next summer too as his contract with Real Madrid expires soon. Real Madrid knows that signing Porto\u2019s Costa requires a significant investment. Diogo Costa advanced through the ranks at the modest club \u201cPovoa\u2019\u2019 and joined Porto in 2011. He progressed through the youth ranks and has been part of Porto\u2019s squad for many years. It should be noted that Thibaut Courtois suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee in August. He may miss the whole season due to his injury. Courtois signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid in August 2018 with an annual salary of \u20ac7 million. When he was at Real Madrid, he won the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and lots more. Related News: Benfica\u2019s Jo\u00e3o M\u00e1rio speaks: \u201cWe were the team that wanted it the most\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[228,13,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europa-league-football-news","category-football","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Real Madrid interested in FC Porto&#039;s Diogo Costa - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La Liga club Real Madrid has developed interest towards FC Porto&#039;s goalkeeper Diogo Costa. 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