FC Porto close to signing Oskar Pietuszewski from Jagiellonia for €11m | OneFootball

FC Porto is close to finalizing the signing of Oskar Pietuszewski, a forward from Jagiellonia Bialystok, who, at just 17 years old, is already regarded as one of the biggest prospects in Polish football. The news was reported this Tuesday by the local portal Meczyki.

According to the publication, the board led by André Villas-Boas has prepared a concrete offer in the region of 11 million euros, which would make the young prospect the most expensive sale in the club’s history, surpassing Patryk Klimala, who was sold to Celtic in January 2020 for around four million euros.

If the transfer goes through, Pietuszewski will be the third Polish player to join the Dragons in less than half a year, following the arrivals last summer of Jan Bednarek (from Southampton, for 7.5 million euros) and Jakub Kiwior (on loan from Arsenal).

The central defensive duo of the team managed by Italian coach Francesco Farioli is considered one of the factors that could facilitate this deal, as well as the international reputation of the blue and white club for developing young talents and launching them onto bigger stages.

Barcelona, Manchester City, and Chelsea also ‘keeping an eye’

The same source adds that, besides FC Porto, European football giants such as Barcelona, Manchester City, and Chelsea are closely monitoring the progress of Oskar Pietuszewski, who is already an undisputed starter at Jagiellonia Bialystok.

The club’s sporting director, Lukasz Maslowski, also admitted this week in an interview with the Polish broadcaster TVP Sport that, given the interest the forward is attracting, it will be difficult to keep him, despite having a contract until June 2027, with an option for one more year.

“These clubs that have been asking about him have definitely captured his imagination. Sometimes, a player doesn’t want to wait. If it’s the right destination, if it’s the right price, and if all parties involved want to make it happen, even in the winter, then it could indeed happen in the winter,” he began by saying.

“The best solution would be to finalize a transfer in the winter, in which his new club would agree to keep him at Jagiellonia Bialystok for another six months. That way, he would have the opportunity to develop his language skills, finish school, pass his driving test, and fight for something more with Jagiellonia Bialystok,” he concluded.

Jagiellonia Bialystok is currently in third place in the Polish championship, just one point behind the leading duo Wisla Plock and Górnik Zabrze, having played one game less, and is also in the race for qualification for the round of 16 of the Conference League.

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