With the confirmation of Danilo 's summer switch to Real Madrid , Porto have now received a whopping £440million from player sales in the last 11 years . Since winning the Champions League under Jose Mourinho in 2004 the Portuguese champions have made a habit of selling on players for huge profits . Aided by lenient work permit laws in Portugal owing to the country 's close relationship with Brazil the majority of these deals have involved South Americans . Porto and Brazil right back Danilo will join Real Madrid in the summer in a deal worth £23million . Jose Mourinho celebrates winning the 2004 Champions League with the Portuguese club . Nineteen of the 29 players featured in the table below have South American backgrounds such as now-Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez . In a deal typical of how Porto operate , Rodriguez was signed for a small sum from Argentinian side Banfield before being sold on to wealthy Europeans Monaco three years later for nearly eight times the price . It is a sustainable model which clearly works . Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez is another player off the Porto production line . James scores against Manchester City playing for Porto at the Etihad Stadium in 2012 . Porto have reached the last eight of this year 's Champions League and have won seven of a possible 10 league titles since 2004 . They have progressed past the Champions League group stages in seven of the past 10 seasons and also won the Europa League in 2011 . Brazil international right back Danilo may be on his way but there are sure to be more to come off a production line that includes Pepe , Joao Moutinho and Hulk . Colombian international striker Jackson Martinez is another who could move on in the summer with Arsenal among those keeping tabs . *Based on exchange rates as of April 2 , 2015 . **Porto received 55.6 per cent of transfer fee . ***Porto received 80 per cent of transfer fee .
Danilo this week agreed to join Real Madrid in the summer for £23million . Transfer will take total raised from player sales to £440m since 2004 . Porto , Pepe and Radamel Falcao among those sold by James Rodriguez . CLICK HERE for all the latest Real Madrid news .