Nice ease Moffi deal, but Rennes hinder Fofana staying at Porto | OneFootball

FC Porto’s season is already over, which is leading the blue-and-white board to begin planning for the 2025/26 campaign. André Villas-Boas has several open files, 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 the opposite cases, such as Moffi and Fofana.

Even so, the Dragons’ president has already started that work and the squad is already down two names. One of them is Thiago Silva, who is leaving after just half a year. FC Porto announced that the centre-back will not renew his contract and will no longer be a blue-and-white player as of next 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, managing just one goal in seven matches, something explained by a serious injury that kept him out of the team since 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 deal favourable to the Dragons. The two parties included a purchase option 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 have an “eight-million-euro purchase option”. “We are more than happy to hear the news,” said the Italian coach. Even so, FC Porto are reportedly willing to submit an offer below the clause and, given Nice’s desire to ‘get rid’ of the player, Villas-Boas may be able to 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 has a contract with the French side for another three seasons and earns a gross salary of almost six million euros per year.

That is a high amount compared to the investment FC Porto appear 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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