FC Porto reject Roma's opening bid for Rodrigo Mora | OneFootball

AS Roma has formalized its interest and, in recent days, submitted a concrete offer to FC Porto for the permanent signing of Rodrigo Mora. According to the newspaper O Jogo, the bid for the Portugal under-21 international amounts to €25 million.

The board led by André Villas-Boas is said to have immediately rejected the approach. Although willing to consider letting the young prospect leave, the blue-and-white club will only negotiate for a minimum fee of €35 million, corresponding to half of the €70 million release clause in the contract, which was renewed just over a year ago and runs until June 2030.

The process, however, could still see further developments. The Italian club remains in contact with the national champions, and the possibility of increasing the offer in the coming weeks has not been ruled out, in an attempt to secure the 19-year-old on a permanent deal.

The Italian sports press also reports that Roma is preparing a new offer, this time in the region of €45 million, to which bonuses linked to the achievement of certain sporting objectives could be added. The intention is to convince FC Porto to authorize the transfer.

Galatasaray also keeping an eye on him

In Turkey, Galatasaray is also said to be interested in Rodrigo Mora, although with the aim of securing the player on loan. Aleksey Batrakov remains the club’s priority, but the deadlock in talks with Lokomotiv Moscow could lead the Turkish side to move for the FC Porto player.

The same publication adds, however, that Porto’s hierarchy has already made it clear it is not willing to let the playmaker leave on those terms. Not even the inclusion of an option to buy, or even an obligation to buy, is expected to change that stance, so the deal appears difficult.

Farioli expects a “long” week

Despite the interest he has been attracting, Rodrigo Mora remains focused on FC Porto, where he has nevertheless faced difficulties in securing a place. After remaining on the bench in the 1-0 win over Torreense, which secured the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, he was again not in the starting line-up in the 2-0 victory against Alverca.

The young midfielder began the opening matchday once again outside the starting eleven and only came on in the 75th minute, replacing Gabri Veiga. Even with limited time on the pitch, he still delivered a cross for Jan Bednarek that came close to resulting in a goal.

At the press conference held at the Estádio do Dragão after the final whistle, Francesco Farioli was asked about the rumors involving the midfielder, but the Italian coach Francesco Farioli did not want to go into the subject: “Yesterday we spoke a lot about that topic and I don’t have much more to add. The week is going to be long and, at the next press conference, we will have time for another update on the market.”

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