São Paulo set to extend full-back’s loan to Porto by another six months | OneFootball

São Paulo is expected to officially announce by next week the extension of right-back Moreira’s loan to Porto, Portugal, for another six months.

The request from the Portuguese side was made back in November, and Tricolor decided to hold off on the ‘offer’ as they believed there was a chance the player might receive a more advantageous proposal from Europe.

That did not happen. As a result, the decision will be to keep the Cotia academy graduate at the northern Portuguese club for another semester.

According to Tricolor’s directors, the Portuguese club’s understanding is that, in addition to the extra period to assess the potential of the young talent from Cotia, a new six-month loan would better align with the European calendar and allow for better squad planning for Porto.

The fact is that Moreira had a good start with Porto’s B team, but suffered an injury that sidelined him for two months, hindering his integration into Porto’s main squad.

Moreira is on loan from Tricolor to the Portuguese side until the end of December, with a fixed purchase price of 2.5 million euros (about R$ 15.3 million) for 50% of his rights. The Brazilians will retain 40%. The remaining 10% belongs to the player.

With European ancestry and experience with both Brazilian and Portuguese youth national teams, the right-back has long been targeted by the giants of the Old Continent.

However, the deal with Porto only happened for two reasons: the lack of confidence that then São Paulo coach Luis Zubeldía had in his football, and also the negotiations to bring left-back Wendell in earlier, who had a pre-agreement with Tricolor after his contract with Porto ended in July, and ended up being released early to join Morumbi.

The option to reintegrate Moreira into the squad is off the table for now, as Tricolor currently has three right-backs in the squad: Cédric Soares, Maílton, and Maik.

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