Pepe extended his contract with FC Porto. The 40-year-old centre-back terminated his contract in June, extending his commitment to the Porto emblem for another season, until June 2024. “It’s a contract that means a lot to me. It means many may doubt me, but , despite 40 years, I am very honest as a player and a person and I owe a lot to FC Porto. I didn’t want to cheat people,” the player confessed.
He is already the oldest player to represent the club and will continue to do so until he is 41, the very years Pinto da Costa celebrates this Sunday since his first inauguration as president.
A day after playing a great game and helping to win over Paços Ferreira (2-0), the captain signed a new contract. Pepe lives the second life of a dragon on his chest. The first from 2004-05, when he was signed by Marítimo, until moving to Real Madrid in 2007-08, after returning in 2018-19, already with Sérgio Conceição at the helm.
28 matches have been played this season. For the dragons, he won four championships, three Portuguese Cups, three Super Cups and a League Cup in addition to an Intercontinental Cup.
A few days ago, when he announced the extension of Toni Martínez, Pinto da Costa warned that this would not be the last before the end of his term. And in fact, not even a week went by to announce the most anticipated of them all, Captain Pepe’s. The central was one of five athletes at the end of the contract. whites. Uribe, Wilson Manafá, Iván Marcano and Fernando Andrade are missing.
Born in Maceió (Brazil), Pepe has represented the Portuguese national team since 2007 and is already the third player with the most caps (133 caps), surpassed only by Cristiano Ronaldo and João Moutinho.
Source: DN
