Otávio reveals details of FC Porto exit: “I gave up three million” | OneFootball

Midfielder Otávio took part this Monday in a court hearing, via videoconference from Saudi Arabia, in the case related to his move from FC Porto to Al Nassr. The player denied having met with the company Livesoccer for that purpose and assured that all talks took place directly with former Porto president, Pinto da Costa. Livesoccer, it should be recalled, is claiming three million euros in commission from FC Porto.

“It was the move of my life and it was a good thing for the club. I renewed with a good contract, but the idea was to leave one or two years later. I had a conversation with the president. He asked for the 40 million upfront, I told him that was impossible. It would be FC Porto’s biggest sale in the recent past and I told him to sell me, but there were already interviews saying I wasn’t going anywhere. I went to training and had already forgotten everything because the offer was 40 million euros. [Sérgio] Conceição was in hospital because he had undergone surgery and I started talking to the assistants. The president arrived with engineer [Luís Gonçalves] and they told me everything was settled. I wanted to play the last match as a farewell, but it was a risk because I could get injured. The president [Pinto da Costa] said it was done and that I would not play,” recalled Otávio, who went further. “I gave up three million euros without any problem,” he continued, as quoted by Público newspaper, referring to the reduction from six to three million euros in the share of the transfer that belonged to him.

“I’m not going to say there were delays, FC Porto would from time to time ask to extend the deadlines. I had no dispute at all and I don’t want to have one,” he concluded.

FC Porto has reportedly already paid Livesoccer 2.4 million euros.

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