Galatasaray go back in for Rodrigo Mora | OneFootball

With talks between FC Porto and Roma temporarily on hold, Galatasaray once again showed interest in Rodrigo Mora this Thursday.

According to information gathered by our newspaper, the Turkish club resumed contact with Jorge Mendes, the young Porto player’s agent, with the aim of understanding on what terms it could move forward with his signing.

FC Porto’s position remains unchanged: the Dragons want to secure a €50 million fee for Rodrigo Mora, regardless of the structure of the deal. Even if the solution is a loan, the club’s board wants to include a mandatory purchase clause or, alternatively, an option that becomes mandatory once easily achievable targets are met. It was precisely on this point that negotiations with Roma reached a deadlock in recent days. As such, the blue-and-white club is demanding that the desired amount be virtually guaranteed and never fall below €50 million.

Galatasaray were the first club to move for Rodrigo Mora, but they ended up losing ground in recent days, mainly due to Roma’s strong push. However, yesterday brought renewed hope for the Turkish champions in their bid to secure the young Portuguese talent. If completed, the deal would go straight onto the list of the most expensive in the Istanbul club’s history.

The €75 million paid last summer to Napoli for the signing of Oshimen still tops that ranking. Meanwhile, the €50 million demanded by FC Porto for Mora would make the playmaker Galatasaray’s second most expensive signing ever, clearly surpassing the roughly €30 million the club paid Monaco for Singo, also in 2025.

The last summer transfer window was also marked by a change in the Turks’ market strategy. After several seasons in which the priority was to sign star players on free transfers, offering them high salaries that were practically tax-free, the club began investing heavily to secure reinforcements.

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