Roma Nears €50m Rodrigo Mora Deal After Breakthrough with Porto

For weeks, Roma and FC Porto circled each other over Rodrigo Mora, locked in a stalemate over numbers, clauses and conditions. Now the deadlock has cracked. The structure has changed, the figures remain huge, and the two clubs are finally closing in on a deal worth up to €50m.

The new agreement, confirmed by multiple sources in Italy and Portugal, tears up the previous loan-based idea and replaces it with something far more direct. Roma are ready to buy 50 per cent of Mora’s rights immediately for €25m. At the end of the season, they will hold an option to purchase the remaining 50 per cent from Porto for another €25m.

If Roma decide not to trigger that second payment, Porto will keep their half of the player’s rights and bank 50 per cent of any future transfer fee. Either way, the Portuguese club stay heavily invested in Mora’s long-term value.

It marks a sharp turn from the formula that had dragged negotiations to a halt. The clubs had been working on a loan at €10m with an option to buy for a further €40m, which would turn into an obligation if certain sporting conditions were met. That’s where everything jammed. Porto pushed for those conditions to be little more than a formality, essentially guaranteeing the full €50m. Roma wanted the obligation tied to clear on-pitch success, such as Champions League qualification or even winning the Scudetto.

The gap proved too wide. Talks stalled. Progress vanished.

Then came the reset. By splitting Mora’s value into two equal, clean chunks of €25m and removing the contentious obligation clauses, both clubs found room to move. Roma gain immediate control of the player for a sizeable but defined outlay, while Porto secure a major fee now and retain either a path to the full €50m or a significant share in any future sale.

The urgency is real on Porto’s side. Mora is not in coach Francesco Farioli’s plans, and with the new season looming, the club want clarity over his future and space in the squad. That pressure has pushed both parties towards the finish line.

All that remains is to formalise what has already been agreed in principle. If the final details fall into place as expected in the coming days, Roma will land one of the more complex deals of the window — and take a €25m step into a project that could, by season’s end, double in cost.