Porto eye Tixier

ByEurosport

Published 10/05/2007 at 12:02 GMT

French left back Damien Tixier - on loan at Lens from Portuguese side Leiria - could return to the Superliga with Porto rumoured to be keen.

FOOTBALL Ligue 1 2006/2007 Lens Tixier

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The defender's contract at Leiria is due to expire next month and, despite Lens having first option, could choose Champions League football with Porto, who lead the Portuguese lead standings by three points with two matches remaining.

Tixier, 26, has featured five times in Ligue 1 since joining Lens in January, with the northern club lying third in the standings although by no means assured of even a UEFA Cup slot.

He has spent the majority of his career in Portugal, having joined Naval as a 20-year-old before moving to Leiria in 2005.

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