Pa&ccedil;os de Ferreira have joined the race for the services of Dream Team VI trainee Mikel Agu.<br /><br />Respected Portuguese daily <i>A Bola </i>writes in its print edition that The Beavers are hoping to sign the defensive midfielder on a season-long loan from Porto in the coming days. <br /><br /><b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> can confirm that Pa&ccedil;os de Ferreira and <span class="st">Vit&oacute;ria de Guimar&atilde;es are among six teams in Portugal, including second-tier clubs, that expressed an interest in Mikel</span>&rsquo;s signature this summer after he was declared surplus to requirement by coach Nuno Esp&iacute;rito Santo.<br /><br /><span class="st">Vit&oacute;ria de Guimar&atilde;es were thought to be in the driving seat for Mikel but a deal has not been finalized because the president of the club just returned from his vacation.<br /><br />The 23-year-old has said that he would prefer a move to </span><span class="st">Vit&oacute;ria because he loves the city and the distance from Porto is less than an hour, but his switch to the club is not cast in stone. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : </span>www.hsmporto.pt