When he requested a pay raise from president João Rocha, he was turned down and left for Porto after just one season, as veterans Jaime Pacheco and António Sousa moved in the opposite direction as part of the deal.

[4] In his fifth season, Futre provided countless assists for striker Manolo who scored 27 goals for the Pichichi Trophy,[5] with him netting in the campaign's Copa del Rey, a 2–0 win over rivals Real Madrid.

[7] In January 1993, Futre moved to Porto and Sporting rivals Benfica, winning a Taça de Portugal in his short stay (and scoring in the final against Boavista in a 5–2 victory),[8] as his injury woes persisted.

[9][10] He did move to Milan for 1995–96 but, due to continuing injury troubles as well as competition from other talented offensive, creative players in his position, he only featured once for the Fabio Capello-led team, coming on as a substitute for Roberto Baggio in the final match of the season against Cremonese at the San Siro, which ended 7–1 for the hosts who celebrated the league conquest.

[14] Finally, he returned to Atlético Madrid (ten La Liga matches in 1997–98), effectively ending his career with J1 League club Yokohama Flügels; he ranked joint-98th in World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th century, published in December 1999.

[9] Despite the precocious talent he demonstrated in his youth, he was also prone to injuries which greatly affected his career, leading to increasingly inconsistent performances, a poorer goalscoring rate, and a premature retirement at the age of 32.