Player Analysis: Fran Navarro

Gil Vicente’s Fran Navarro has emerged as one of the most clinical centre-forwards in Portuguese football this season. The Spaniard has been an indispensable part of a Gil Vicente side sitting a rather comfortable 13 points clear of the relegation zone, and his impressive form has garnered interest from clubs higher up the Primeira Liga table.

At just 25 years old, he’s entering his prime years as a striker and can provide a reliable option up-front for a number of sides in Portugal’s top division or perhaps he can even make a return to his homeland and join a Spanish side in need of goals. Regardless, it does appear as though Navarro won’t be in Barcelos for much longer.

Gil Vicente have been incredibly reliant on Fran Navarro’s goals this season. He has scored 13 of the team’s 26 league goals – an exact 50% contribution as a goalscorer. Only Benfica’s Gonçalo Ramos and João Mário have scored more Primeira Liga goals than Navarro in the current campaign.

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