FC Porto and Roma close on Rodrigo Mora, buy-back clause debated | OneFootball

FC Porto is very close to reaching an agreement with AS Roma for the transfer of Rodrigo Mora. According to the Italian press, talks made significant progress in the last few hours of this Monday and are now in the final stage.

According to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, a specialist in the transfer market, the young Portuguese international is on the verge of moving to the Italian club. However, there is still one important detail — and one that is unusual in Portuguese football — that is, for now, preventing the deal from being completed.

In addition to the overall fee of 50 million euros for the 19-year-old player, the Dragons want to secure a buy-back clause, similar to the one Real Madrid managed to include in the transfer of Argentine Nico Paz to Como 1907.

This is the only issue still separating the two clubs, since the payment plan has already been defined. FC Porto are expected to receive 25 million euros immediately and keep half of the player’s economic rights until the end of the current season. At that point, AS Roma will pay the second instalment, also worth 25 million euros, and will then hold the full rights to the Portuguese player.

The same source adds that the transfer could still be completed tonight, although the discussion surrounding the buy-back clause may lead to the deal being postponed until tomorrow.

Rodrigo Mora came through the entire youth system at FC Porto and could now be about to experience his first professional spell outside Portugal and outside Olival. His debut for the first team came in 2024/25, a season in which he featured in 35 matches, scored 11 goals and provided four assists.

In the following season, his numbers were less impressive, although he was used more frequently by Francesco Farioli. The midfielder was part of an effective rotation with Gabri Veiga, helping the club win the national championship after recording five goals and two assists.

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