{"id":14774,"date":"2026-11-11T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/its-a-compliment-porro-addresses-barcelona-transfer-speculation\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:00:53","slug":"its-a-compliment-porro-addresses-barcelona-transfer-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/its-a-compliment-porro-addresses-barcelona-transfer-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s A Compliment&#8221; &#8211;Porro Addresses Barcelona Transfer Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur defender Pedro Porro has addressed the ongoing speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona, describing interest from the Catalan giants as a strong validation of his work.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Spanish international has established himself as an integral figure for Spurs since arriving from Sporting CP in January 2023, racking up nearly 160 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/super-falcons-line-up-friendly-against-algeria\/\">Super Falcons Line Up Friendly Against Algeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following an impressive 2026 World Cup campaign with Spain, reports in Spain have frequently linked the right-back with a return to La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to SPORT while away on international duty, Porro acknowledged the rumors and welcomed the recognition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, of course it is a compliment. When one of the best clubs in the world is interested in you, or at least that is what they say, it is always good, because it surely means I am doing my job well. I have to continue on the same path,\u201d Porro said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/ajibade-selected-for-fifa-player-impact-programme\/\">Ajibade Selected For FIFA Player Impact Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full-back was also asked about reports indicating that Barcelona president Joan Laporta is an admirer of his performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hadn\u2019t seen it. It\u2019s also a compliment on his part,\u201d Porro added. \u201cAs I said before, it\u2019s good that, for example, the president of another club that is not mine values your work. It surely means that I\u2019m doing things well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the transfer chatter, Tottenham hold a commanding position over Porro\u2019s future, having secured the defender on a long-term contract extension that runs through the summer of 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur defender Pedro Porro has addressed the ongoing speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona, describing interest from the Catalan giants as a strong validation of his work.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}