Porto midfielder Alan Varela was injured in the Champions League tie against Arsenal. The former Boca player had to leave the field of play due to a muscle injury.
Manchester City and Liverpool are interested in signing the midfielder. He has played 33 games for Porto and has scored two goals and given two assists. The midfielder has a termination clause of at least 70 million euros. He is not injured, it was simply a cramp resulting from the intense Champions League series that the central midfielder played.