Nice ease Moffi deal, but Rennes cloud Fofana's FC Porto future | OneFootball

FC Porto’s season has already come to an end, which is leading the blue-and-white board to start planning for the 2025/26 campaign. André Villas-Boas has several dossiers still open, both regarding players returning from loan and possible departures next summer. In short, there are players who will return to Porto after being loaned out, but also opposite cases, such as Moffi and Fofana.

Even so, the Dragons’ president has already moved ahead with that work, and the squad is already down two names. One of them is Thiago Silva, who is on his way out after just half a year. FC Porto announced that the centre-back will not renew his contract and will cease to be a blue-and-white player on June 30.

The experienced Brazilian featured in 14 matches for FC Porto and, contrary to what he had hoped, Thiago Silva was unable to secure a place at the 2026 World Cup.

This was followed by the end of the link between the Invicta club and Luuk de Jong, who also chose not to extend his deal for another season. After an unexpected arrival at the Dragão, the Dutch striker had little impact, scoring just one goal in seven matches, something explained by a serious injury that kept him out of the team from November 2025.

Moffi and Fofana are staying at the Dragão

FC Porto will see Terem Moffi and Seko Fofana reach the end of their respective contracts, although the club’s intention was to keep them in Porto. The two cases are different and may not be easy to resolve.

In Moffi’s case, the loan ends at the end of the season and the striker should return to Nice. However, the club’s vice-president has already indicated that the player will not play for the French side again, which could open the door to a favorable deal for the Dragons. The two parties included an option-to-buy clause set at eight million euros. The blue and whites want to invest less than that amount, and there is room for them to get the deal done.

Francesco Farioli has already spoken on the matter and confirmed that FC Porto has an “option to buy for eight million euros.” “We are more than happy to hear the news,” said the Italian coach. Even so, FC Porto is reportedly willing to submit an offer below the clause and, given Nice’s desire to ‘get rid of’ the player, it is possible that Villas-Boas will secure a good deal.

As for Fofana, the situation is different, since Rennes, the club that loaned the midfielder to FC Porto, is unlikely to let the player go without significant financial compensation. Fofana is under contract with the French side for another three seasons and earns a salary of nearly six million euros gross per year.

That is a high amount compared to the investment FC Porto is likely willing to make, even though there is a desire to keep the Ivorian in the blue-and-white squad. For that reason, Porto may face difficulties in securing Fofana’s continued stay at the Dragão.

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