According to A Bola, Cardoso Varela has returned to FC Porto. The player expressed that he is very happy to be back home and to play for the club again. The 17-year-old winger is returning with the ambition to help the B team, reach the main squad, and represent the club well. Varela described a conversation with president André Villas-Boas as very good, stating that it helped him a lot. He said that returning to FC Porto has always been his dream and admitted that something happened in the past that cannot happen, a reference to his exit from the club two years ago. Varela said he is now focused on working for FC Porto and explained that his experience in Croatia was fundamental for his development, helping him physically and mentally. He also feels more mature upon his return.

Cardoso Varela left Dinamo because coach Mario Kovačević did not include him in his plans, and the young footballer believed that he deserved a greater opportunity at the club, which led to their separation. GNK Dinamo and FC Porto reached an agreement under which Cardoso Varela will continue his career at the Portuguese club. This decision was made jointly between the two clubs and the player, with a clear goal to ensure Cardoso the best possible conditions for his further development in the environment he is most familiar with. This transfer is part of the partnership between Dinamo and Porto, within which Varela will be a joint development project of the two clubs.

According to A Bola, the transfer of Cardoso Varela to FC Porto is official. The 17-year-old winger has signed a contract for three seasons. FC Porto provided details of the agreement with Dinamo Zagreb, stating that the transfer includes no payment. Dinamo Zagreb is entitled to 50% of a potential future transfer, but FC Porto has the option to reduce this percentage to 25% for a payment of 2 million euros. Dinamo Zagreb will also be responsible for the solidarity mechanism due to third parties, and FC Porto will not incur any costs for intermediary services. The contract for Cardoso Varela contains a release clause of 50 million euros.

Cardoso Varela has left Dinamo and returned to Porto without a transfer fee, although the Zagreb club will be entitled to 50 percent of the fee from his next transfer. According to Portuguese outlet Record, Varela received the maximum contract a minor can receive under Portuguese law. Varela has a three-year contract with Porto and is protected by a release clause worth 50 million euros.

According to A BOLA, Cardoso Varela is returning to FC Porto from Dinamo Zagreb after a sincere conversation with André Villas-Boas in which he expressed regret for his previous departure and showed a desire to return. Initially, he will join FC Porto B, which is coached by João Brandão, and Francesco Farioli will monitor him for a possible promotion to the main squad. Varela is set to sign a three-year contract, the maximum duration permitted at his age. Upon turning 18 on October 29, he will sign a long-term contract that includes a high release clause intended to deter interest from major European clubs. Having completed medical examinations, Cardoso Varela will join FC Porto B next week.

According to Portuguese outlet A Bola, Cardoso Varela has signed a new contract with Porto. Varela is described as the youngest footballer to play for Porto in the UEFA Youth League. Porto gave Cardoso Varela a new scholarship contract, which will become professional when he is of legal age, and it includes a release clause intended to discourage large European clubs. Zvonimir Boban, the new president of Dinamo Zagreb, played an important role in the negotiations.

According to Sportske Novosti, Cardoso Varela is returning to Porto from Dinamo. He is leaving without a transfer fee, but Dinamo will retain 50 percent of any future transfer involving him. Varela was transferred to Dinamo's B team over a month ago, after which he changed his agent, ending his contract with Andy Bara. His new agency facilitated his departure from Dinamo. Varela wanted to leave after being moved to the B team because he believed he had no future at the club.

It has been confirmed to Index that Cardoso Varela is leaving Dinamo and returning to Porto. Varela wanted to return to the club where he began his career. The transfer does not involve a fee, but Dinamo will have the right to 50% of the fee from his subsequent transfer. A previous complication for the return to Porto was the relationship between his manager Bara and the Portuguese club. At the end of May, Porto president Andre Villas-Boas stated that Porto had no interest in Varela and that the player's future was not with the club. Varela was transferred to Dinamo at the beginning of 2025 after he left Porto's academy, and he had a contract with Dinamo until the summer of 2028.

There are claims of a potential transfer of Cardoso Varela. Porto had previously challenged the circumstances of Varela's arrival at Dinamo, accusing Andy Bara and Dinamo of 'kidnapping', but all legal instances ruled in favor of Dinamo and the managers. A clause of five million euros was made public, which is the amount for which Varela can leave Dinamo, with 57 percent going to the club and 43 percent to Varela and his people. Porto's president, Villas-Boas, invited Varela to return and stated that Varela can still get a chance at Porto because he will never get one at Dinamo. It is also mentioned that Pini Zahavi, who currently represents Varela, has had very close cooperation with Porto over the years in various ways.

Porto is negotiating for the return of 17-year-old winger Cardoso Varela, who is reportedly not satisfied at Dinamo Zagreb. Andre Villas-Boas has set two conditions for the deal, requiring no transfer fee and for Varela to initially join the B team. The player is under contract until 2028 with a release clause of around five million euros, but it is suggested a solution might be found.