FC Porto already over €40m with Evanilson, could hit €44.8m | OneFootball

Evanilson moved from FC Porto to Bournemouth in the summer of 2024 and, right away, FC Porto’s SAD received a fixed fee of 37 million euros. At the time, the dragons also included a set of bonuses which, in the best-case scenario, could increase the deal by another 10 million euros. Since then, the league leaders have continued to benefit from that transfer thanks to performance-related payments.

On Wednesday, in relation to a case brought by the company LiveSoccer over an alleged debt linked to Otávio’s transfer to Al Nassr, André Villas-Boas — as quoted by Público — brought up the Evanilson case again to underline that FC Porto has been closing deals without commission costs. The president even said that the proceeds from the striker had already gone beyond 40 million euros.

And in practice, that mark has already been passed. FC Porto’s SAD has already secured 3.1 million euros in bonuses and should very soon reach 5.8 million. Of that amount, 2.5 million came from Bournemouth staying in the Premier League last season, while the remaining 600 thousand euros relate to three sets of 15 matches in which Evanilson played at least 45 minutes for the cherries.

Given the comfortable position the English club currently holds in the league table — 13 points clear of the relegation zone — the payment of another 2.5 million euros for staying up again is all but guaranteed, as is another 200 thousand euros linked to a new block of 15 matches for the Brazil international, with only three games needed and seven rounds still to play. Realistically speaking, FC Porto could add 2.7 million euros to the 3.1 million already guaranteed. In other words, the total of 5.8 million euros mentioned is now very unlikely to slip away and is close to becoming a reality.

In addition, the possibility of a further 2 million euros coming in this season has not been ruled out. Bournemouth are still in the race for a European place, and it is likely that 8th place in the Premier League will once again secure qualification for UEFA competitions, as happened last season. In the agreement between FC Porto and the cherries, it was established that if that qualification is achieved, a bonus payment of 2 million euros will be due. Added to the 5.8 million euros that are virtually secured and the fixed 37 million, the total value would rise to 44.8 million euros. And even if Bournemouth fail to achieve that goal this season, they will still have another opportunity next season, as long as Evanilson remains at the club.

In total, FC Porto could well end up receiving close to 45 million euros — or even more, since the bonuses can reach 10 million — from a transfer completed in 2024. By comparison, that is a figure close to what the SAD received from Luis Díaz’s transfer to Liverpool, a deal widely discussed in January 2022. In the Colombian’s case, the total amount was 49 million euros, split between 45 million fixed and 4 million in add-ons.

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