<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> understands that Vit&oacute;ria Guimar&atilde;es SC have pulled out of the race to sign Mikel Agu as a result of financial issues.<br /><br />The defensive midfielder has been linked with a move away from the Est&aacute;dio do Drag&atilde;o in the summer transfer window as he is not in the plans of first team coach&nbsp; Nuno Esp&iacute;rito Santo. <br /><br />Pa&ccedil;os de Ferreira are delving into the loan market and have approached Porto for the Nigerian to join the club for the 2016-2017 season but talks are yet to be concluded. <br /><br />Ahead of joining his new employer, Mikel Agu, who is the third choice defensive midfielder, is presently training with Porto. <br /><br />The BJ Foundation product spent last season on loan at Club Brugge.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : www.hsmporto.pt <br /><br />