Crystal Palace join race for Quinten Timber, disrupt FC Porto plan | OneFootball

With Rodrigo Mora’s transfer to AS Roma sealed, FC Porto continue to work in the summer market with the aim of strengthening the squad and offering more options to coach Francesco Farioli.

The funds generated by Rodrigo Mora’s departure could allow the Dragons to approach the market differently. Some processes already started in recent weeks may now move forward, including the one involving Quinten Timber.

FC Porto have reportedly opened talks with Marseille over the Dutch midfielder, who was signed by the French club from Feyenoord just over six months ago for around €4.5 million. The player then signed a deal running until June 2030, which the French side firmly secured.

Competition, however, appears to be increasing. According to French journalist Santi Aouna of Footmercato, Crystal Palace are also interested in the 25-year-old player, in news that will not be positive for FC Porto’s hopes.

Quinten Timber, a Netherlands international, favors a move to the Premier League, where his brother Jurrien Timber plays as one of Arsenal’s key defenders.

Quinten Timber’s career path

After a longer holiday period due to his participation in the World Cup, Quinten Timber recently joined Marseille’s pre-season work under Bruno Génésio.

Ronald Koeman called up the midfielder for this summer’s World Cup, but he only played 54 minutes. He came on in the 2-2 draw against Japan and in the defeat to Morocco on penalties, a match in which he missed one of the spot-kicks that contributed to the team’s elimination in the round of 32.

Born in Utrecht, Quinten Timber spent most of his youth development at Ajax, although he never made it to the first team. In 2021, he moved to Utrecht on a free transfer and, after showing his qualities, joined Feyenoord for €7.4 million.

The Dutch midfielder represented the Rotterdam club for three and a half seasons, a period in which he played 125 official matches, scoring 20 goals and providing 19 assists. Two of those matches were played against Francesco Farioli, when the current FC Porto coach was at Ajax, with his team winning both games, 0-2 and 2-1.

Last January, Quinten Timber swapped Feyenoord for Marseille and quickly earned a place in the starting XI. Alongside captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, he took part in 16 official matches, without managing to score any goals.

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