FC Porto in the race to sign a Spanish second-tier champion | OneFootball

Jorge Salinas, a young centre-back who this season was crowned champion of Spain’s second division with Racing Santander, a club that also secured promotion to LaLiga, is being reported in Spain as a target for FC Porto, along with several other clubs.

For now, the Santander club already acknowledges that Salinas’ release clause is set at 16 million euros, an amount that doubled with promotion to LaLiga. Even so, as the 2026/27 season only officially begins on 1 July, Racing continues, until that date, to be considered a second-division team, meaning that, by that logic, the player’s clause remains at eight million.

There is, however, another possible interpretation: the fact that the player is registered with the Royal Spanish Football Federation as a member of Racing’s youth team has led some to argue that his release clause is even lower, at four million euros.

Meanwhile, besides FC Porto, “AS” reports that Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Bologna and Newcastle — and possibly PSG — are all keeping a close eye on Salinas, who is represented by Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes. Saudi Arabia was also an option for the player last year, but a “very strong offer” is said to have been turned down.

As well as being able to play at left-back, Salinas was one of the standout players in Spain’s second division in the season that has just ended, having started 31 of Racing’s 34 matches across the league and the Copa del Rey, recording seven assists. His profile has already drawn comparisons with Sergio Ramos.

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