The conversations between Roma and FC Porto for the transfer of Sérgio Oliveira passed to the sphere of the Administrations, after crossed dialogues between the businessman Jorge Mendes and the player in which it became clear that the midfielder is pleased with the chance to join José Mourinho’s project. .
The agreement could be sealed in the next few days – or hours, if the Italians’ arguments convince FC Porto – and contemplates a loan until the end of the season that could yield 1.5 million euros to the coffers of the Blues and Whites. Yesterday, Tiago Pinto, director general of Roma, said “it is not the right time” to talk about the midfielder’s transfer.
It remains to clarify the outlines of the purchase clause, which FC Porto wants to be mandatory and drawn up in a contract in order to avoid what happened to Vitinha, when there was a promise that Wolverhampton would buy him for €20 million. Ironically, the step that the English missed, now accelerates the departure of one of the team’s captains to Roma. What is currently on the table is a €15 million call option, to which are added performance bonuses (individual and collective) that can yield another €3 million to FC Porto’s SAD.
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