This might add a few more million to his price tag
Jackson Martinez has been linked with virtually every top Premier League club at some point in his career. The Colombian may just be one of those players that is destined to always stay in the rumour mill without ever stepping off but his form this season for Porto (22 goals in 29 games) suggests someone will splash the cash this summer for his services.
And in the big game of the weekend in Portugal, Porto v Sporting Lisbon yesterday, Martinez may have added a few extra million to his fee.
He sent Tello in to score the opener (Porto would win 3-0, with Tello getting all three) with a delightful acrobatic back-heel pass from midfield that split the Sporting defence.
Here's one angle...
And here is an even better one of the acrobatics involved
Hat-tip to Reddit Soccer for the GIF
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