Porto want Moreira on loan for longer to decide on permanent move | OneFootball

São Paulo’s board has already been informed by Porto that the club is interested in extending the loan of right-back Moreira for another six months in order to better assess whether or not to make the permanent purchase.

The information was initially reported by the portal ‘Bola Vip‘ and confirmed to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR by sources within São Paulo’s football upper management.

According to Tricolor’s directors, the Portuguese club’s understanding is that, in addition to the extra period to evaluate the potential of the young player developed in Cotia, a new six-month loan would better align with the European calendar and allow for improved planning of Porto’s squad.

The fact is that Moreira had a good start with the Portuguese club’s B team, but suffered an injury that kept him sidelined for two months, hindering his integration into Porto’s main squad.

Moreira is on loan from Tricolor to the Portuguese side until the end of December, with a fixed purchase price of 2.5 million euros (about R$ 15.3 million) for 50% of his rights. The Brazilians will retain 40%. The remaining 10% belongs to the player.

With European ancestry and experience with both Brazilian and Portuguese youth national teams, the full-back has long been targeted by the giants of the “Terrinha.”

However, the deal with Porto only happened for two reasons: the lack of confidence that then São Paulo coach Luis Zubeldía had in his football, and also the negotiations to bring forward the arrival of left-back Wendell, who had a pre-agreement with Tricolor after his contract with Porto ended in July, and ended up being released early to report to Morumbi.

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