Al Ittihad to bid €75m for Rodrigo Mora to dodge release clause | OneFootball

Al Ittihad to bid €75m for Rodrigo Mora to dodge release clause | OneFootball

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·23 de agosto de 2025

Al Ittihad to bid €75m for Rodrigo Mora to dodge release clause

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Rodrigo Mora could become one of the biggest surprises of this transfer window. Both national and international media have reported moves aimed at taking the prodigious FC Porto forward to Saudi Arabia.

With the arrival of Francesco Farioli, the 18-year-old has lost his place in the starting eleven of the Dragons. The Italian coach, however, clarified that there will be a place for the player, asking only for patience and hard work.


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Rodrigo Mora wants to play and does not rule out the possibility of doing so in Saudi Arabia. Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri writes that the player already has an agreement with Al Ittihad, with only FC Porto left to be convinced. According to this source, Al Ittihad will not pay the €70 million release clause, instead proposing €75 million divided into several installments.

To register Mora, Al Ittihad would have to free up one of the foreign player slots, with French-Algerian Houssem Aouar—who plays in the same position as the young Portuguese—the likely one to be sacrificed.

The newspaper A Bola writes that “his profile, as a young talent, also fits the type of athletes that Saudi Arabia wants to attract.” Saudi clubs can register 10 foreign players in the league, but two of those spots must be filled by players under the age of 23.

FC Porto does not accept negotiating Rodrigo Mora, so his departure will depend on the release clause. A Bola reports that the Dragons demand the €70 million to be paid in a single installment, so they can still strengthen the squad; otherwise, they want to keep a percentage of any potential future sale to Europe.

The deal is being handled by agent Jorge Mendes, who represents Rodrigo Mora through Polaris, the company that manages athletes’ image rights. Mendes will now have to convince PACE (Player Acquisition Centre of Excellence), the PIF and League body that operates at the highest level in the market, to shell out €70 million for an 18-year-old player.

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