FC Porto is working to recover the investment of 10.2 million euros made in Gabriel Veron's contract, which is in its final year. The Brazilian was presented as a project to succeed Luis Díaz and inherited the number 7 shirt. However, the first seasons were marked by recurring physical problems and extracampo episodes. Muscle injuries removed his rhythm and conditioned the confidence of the player himself and the technical staff. Every time it seemed to be able to gain momentum, another physical setback appeared. The consequence was the loss of space in the options. From there, the cycle of loans began. Cruzeiro, then Santos, Juventude and, more recently, Nacional: a route that shows well the difficulty in finding a context where Veron could assert himself consistently. The periods in Brazil did not result in an explosion or a definitive transfer; the loan to Nacional emerged as an attempt to expose him to the European market and to reapproach a showcase more aligned with the interests of the SAD. With the contract approaching its end, the file enters an important phase, which it is not advisable to push to the winter window. The story of Veron at FC Porto, which began with the symbolic weight of the number 7 shirt and the promise of succession to Luis Díaz, is now running against the clock.