Good and cheap: FC Porto's lowest summer spend since 2020/21 | OneFootball

The transfer market in Portugal officially closed on Friday, but at FC Porto, the signing of Gabriel Nec, announced two days earlier, brought dealings to an end. After the record level of buying and selling reached last season, the blue-and-white SAD adopted a much more restrained approach. Between the first team and the B team, €37.4 million was invested — a figure that could rise slightly if certain objectives are met by the players involved. This amount includes the €17 million paid to activate Kiwior’s purchase option, which in practice does not count as a new signing, since he had already represented the club the previous season. In terms of departures, income reached €47.65 million, with Rodrigo Mora accounting for the largest share in a deal that could reach €50 million, although for now only half of that amount should be counted.

For the first team, four signings arrived on free transfers: André Silva, Gimenez, Fofana and Souza. Inbeom involved an investment of €4.5 million and Gabriel Mec €11 million, to which Kiwior’s €17 million is added. In total, €32.5 million was spent. One has to go back to the 2020/21 season to find a summer transfer window with lower spending on signings: at that time, FC Porto spent €26 million, in a period when the SAD was under UEFA oversight for failing to comply with Financial Fair Play rules and urgently needed to balance the books.

Besides Mora, the departures of Deniz Gul, Namaso and Eustáquio brought in €10 million, €5 million and €4.5 million respectively.

For the B team, €1.8 million was invested in Eirik Granaas, €1.6 million in Niang and €1.5 million in João Afonso. Meanwhile, Alárcon, Domingo Andrade and Gonçalo Sousa generated income of €2 million, €1.5 million and €150,000 respectively, referring to the loan fee.

All things considered, the summer market balance is positive and stands at around €10.25 million.

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