Italians say Rodrigo Mora has decided on his FC Porto future | OneFootball

Rodrigo Mora is once again at the center of attention in the summer transfer market, especially in Italy. On the day FC Porto travel to face Rio Ave, the young attacking midfielder was highlighted by the Italian sports press over an alleged decision regarding his future.

According to the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Dragons player has reportedly told his representatives of his firm intention to “move to AS Roma at all costs”.

The Italian publication adds that 19-year-old Rodrigo Mora, together with his family and representatives, is putting pressure on Porto’s board, led by André Villas-Boas, to ease the transfer by lowering their financial demands.

AS Roma are said to have submitted a loan offer for the young player in recent days, with an initial fee of between seven and eight million euros. The deal would also include a purchase option worth more than 42 million euros, a figure that would allow the total to reach the 50 million euros sought by the blue-and-white board.

That option would become valid if the Italian club secured qualification for next season’s Champions League and Rodrigo Mora featured in 60 percent of the matches. FC Porto, for their part, want to set simpler criteria to make the purchase obligation mandatory.

Given the Dragons’ stance, the Rome-based side, who could revisit the deal in the coming hours, are already said to be considering other options. Malick Fofana, of Lyon, is being mentioned as one of the alternatives.

Rodrigo Mora could play against Rio Ave

Despite the doubts surrounding the player’s future, Francesco Farioli, FC Porto’s coach, assured that Rodrigo Mora’s situation remains unchanged. As such, the youngster could be used in this Saturday’s match against Rio Ave.

“There is no news about Rodrigo, but there isn’t any about other situations either. It’s always like this. In the summer market, and even more so in January… It is absolutely normal and requires great professionalism from all parties involved. Coaches have to be sensitive to every issue. After that, what matters are the contracts and certain conditions… For me, it was a week full of news, information, details.... But it is a lot of noise and nothing more than that. Rodrigo is very professional. He is young, but has strong experience on his shoulders to deal with all this noise. He is a great FC Porto supporter and he is a player. There is no doubt that we will use him until the moment he is an FC Porto player,” said the Italian coach in the build-up to the clash in Vila do Conde.

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