Al-Ittihad coach for a year, Laurent Blanc hoped to strengthen his team with a great hope of Portuguese football at the end of the summer transfer window. It is Rodrigo Mora, 18 -year -old offensive midfielder evolving on the side of FC Porto.
Yes but here, while his arrival in Saudi Arabia seemed to be on the right track, the young Portuguese will not come ultimately, except new twist. However, Rodrigo Mora had reached a contractual agreement with the Saudi training, where Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kanté play in particular.
Problem, the discussions between the two clubs concerning the transfer compensation did not succeed, announces journalist Sacha Tavolieri. Al-Ittihad would have sent an offer of 63 million to FC Porto, which would claim 70 million, payable in one go, the amount of its release clause.
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Result: the transfer of Rodrigo Mora, who does not enter the plans of FCP Francesco Farioli coach, towards the training led by Laurent Blanc Capoté. For the moment, the talented Lusitanian will therefore stay in his training club.
However, the residents of the Dragons stadium remain open to a departure from their nugget by the closure of the summer transfer window. But only if a club pays its release clause. As a reminder, Rodrigo Mora was announced on PSG tablets at the start of the transfer window. It remains to be seen whether Parisian leaders will take action in the coming days …