Deal imminent! Midfielder snubs Benfica, on his way to Porto | OneFootball

Porto is about to strengthen their midfield with Seko Fofana, a midfielder who was linked to Benfica. Negotiations are already advanced. The agreement is expected to be finalized in the form of a loan until the end of the season, with the Dragons intending to include a purchase option clause for the 30-year-old player.

According to the newspaper 'A Bola', the midfielder earns around 3.6 million euros at Rennes, a club that paid 20 million to Al Nassr and with which he has a contract until June 2029. According to the same source, the midfielder was a specific request from Francesco Farioli.

The player, born in Paris, has not accumulated many minutes this season and intends to stay in high rotation to arrive in ideal condition for the next World Cup in 2026. Ivory Coast is in group E with Germany, Curaçao, and Ecuador.

Recently, he was in Morocco, participating in the African Cup of Nations (CAN), reaching the quarter-finals of the competition, where they were eliminated by Egypt, 3-2, in a match where the midfielder only entered at the 89th minute, replacing Christ Oulai.

In the current 2025/26 sports season, wearing the Rennes jersey, Seko Fofana - valued at 8 million euros - has only played 12 matches. The footballer has scored one goal in 654 minutes for the team managed by Senegalese coach Habib Beye.

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