A quartet of La Liga clubs are keeping a close eye on the situation of Porto star Fran Navarro with a view to the winter transfer window.

That's according to Mundo Deportivo, citing sources in Portugal, who have on Sunday provided an insight into the situation.

Frontman Fran has for his part found game time tough to come by across the season to date.

After a productive stint on the books of Greek giants Olympiacos over the 2nd half of last season, the 26-year-old's return to base in Porto has not gone at all according to plan.

Amid the excellent start to life being enjoyed by Samu Omorodion at The Estadio do Dragao, Fran has carved out for himself just five appearances across all competitions (one start).

And as much appears to have opened the door to a fresh January exit.

As per the aforementioned MD, all of Valencia, Espanyol, Getafe and Real Valladolid are eager to bring the attacker back to his home country following the turn of the year.

A loan deal, potentially featuring the option to buy, looks the most likely path towards a transfer as things stand.

Conor Laird - GSFN