Cassano hails Mora as a talent destined to leave Roma behind

Porto's finance director, José Pedro Pereira da Costa, has clarified the economics of Rodrigo Mora's move to Roma, which was one of the club's biggest investments in the latest summer transfer window. Speaking to the Portuguese outlet ECO, he said Porto's sale of Mora is an overall operation worth €50 million, even though the initial transfer was structured at a lower figure. Pereira da Costa set out the wider summer picture. "Overall, in summer 2026/27 we invested 37 million euros, compared with around 110 million the previous summer. And we made sales worth 78 million euros, including Rodrigo Mora for 50 million." He explained the structure of the deal, which he said was set at €25 million for 50%. Porto, however, holds an option that depends exclusively on its own decision, which is why the club views the transaction as a €50 million operation. For Roma, the detail matters because Mora is part of the current squad and his transfer terms are now being spelled out publicly. The explanation shows that the figure initially reported was only part of the financial picture, with the option giving Porto a further route to the full valuation. In his own words: "It was 25 million euros for 50%, but we have an option that depends exclusively on our will. For us it is a 50 million euro operation." The comments offer a rare insight into how Porto have accounted for the deal across the summer, with the €37 million invested and €78 million in sales giving a clear view of the club's transfer balance.

Porto's finance director has revealed that the club values the sale of Rodrigo Mora at €50 million, citing a clause in last summer's agreement that allows the Portuguese side to demand a further €25 million from Roma. Roma bought Mora outright for €25 million plus €2 million in bonuses, but Porto kept the right to 50% of any future resale. José Pedro Pereira da Costa, Porto's financial director, spoke to the Portuguese economic daily ECO. Roma can remove that 50% share by paying another €25 million. The agreement also gives Porto an option: once the agreed terms have matured, the Portuguese club can decide to sell the economic stake it still holds, obliging Roma to buy it. In practical terms, Porto could collect €50 million in total, plus any bonuses. Mora is not still a co-owned player. He belongs entirely to Roma on the pitch, while Porto retains an economic percentage of his future sale, and it is that percentage that the options in the agreement govern. Pereira da Costa said: "We have made sales worth 78 million euros, considering Rodrigo Mora as a 50 million operation." The figure includes the part of the agreement the Portuguese club has not yet collected. On the terms of the transfer he added: "It was 25 million for 50%, but we have an option that depends exclusively on our will. For us it is a 50 million operation." He also stressed the financial side of the deal: "I am not a sporting director, for me it is a financial sale." Porto invested a total of 37 million in the last summer window, compared with around 110 million the year before, while still keeping the most used players from last season. For Roma, the cost of Mora could become considerably higher than the initial €25 million. How much depends on how the options in the agreement are handled, but Porto has structured the deal to retain strong bargaining power even after the player's sale.

Porto's chief financial officer, José Pedro Pereira da Costa, has laid out the financial terms of Rodrigo Mora's transfer to Roma, valuing the deal at €50 million for Porto. Speaking to the ECO portal, he said: "Overall, in the 2026/27 summer we invested 37 million euros, compared with around 110 million the previous summer. And we made sales worth 78 million euros, including Rodrigo Mora for 50 million." The deal has one of the most complicated structures in recent Serie A seasons. Roma paid €25 million for the Portuguese but left Porto with 50% of any future resale. Roma can reduce that percentage, eventually to zero, by paying a further €25 million over the next two years. Once that period ends, Porto can also ask Roma to reduce some or all of the remaining percentage. In short, the more Roma pay, the smaller Porto's share of any future sale will be. Mora's form has made the arrangement a talking point, with the 2007-born midfielder scoring against Sassuolo, his third consecutive Serie A goal, and his place in the side no longer in doubt. Da Costa said: "It is 25 million euros for 50%, but we have an option that depends solely on our will. For us, it is a 50 million euro operation." Those discussions are considered premature for now. Mora is focused on the pitch and, after winning over Roma, has done the same with Portugal, who have called him up for the coming international commitments. Gasperini, meanwhile, is enjoying the breakthrough and already considering how to fit Mora alongside Paulo Dybala, who is close to returning.

Former Roma forward Antonio Cassano has heaped praise on Rodrigo Mora, comparing the Portuguese midfielder to the early version of Joao Felix from his Benfica days, before the forward moved to Atletico Madrid. Speaking on the programme Viva el Futbol, Cassano said: "He reminds me a lot of the first Joao Felix, the one from Benfica. A wonderful player, stratospheric, you see few like him now. Then Felix didn't deliver and dropped off, but at the start I liked him enormously." Cassano also turned his attention to Mora's game time, directing a question at head coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Cassano said: "I really like Mora, he still has to grow. I'd like to ask Gasperini: why does he play him sometimes and not others?" The former playmaker said he would like to see Mora featuring more consistently, while acknowledging that the player still has to complete his development. What stands out to Cassano is not only the player's technical qualities but also his attitude in training every day. He said he had received information from the Trigoria environment about the player's work ethic. Cassano said: "At Trigoria they tell me he is a great worker, a workaholic. Mora is devastating, one-on-one he always beats his man. If he doesn't get messed up, I think he can make people talk about him for the next 15-16 years."

Porto's finance director, José Pedro Pereira da Costa, has clarified the economics of Rodrigo Mora's move to Roma, which was one of the club's biggest investments in the latest summer transfer window. Speaking to the Portuguese outlet ECO, he said Porto's sale of Mora is an overall operation worth €50 million, even though the initial transfer was structured at a lower figure. Pereira da Costa set out the wider summer picture. "Overall, in summer 2026/27 we invested 37 million euros, compared with around 110 million the previous summer. And we made sales worth 78 million euros, including Rodrigo Mora for 50 million." He explained the structure of the deal, which he said was set at €25 million for 50%. Porto, however, holds an option that depends exclusively on its own decision, which is why the club views the transaction as a €50 million operation. For Roma, the detail matters because Mora is part of the current squad and his transfer terms are now being spelled out publicly. The explanation shows that the figure initially reported was only part of the financial picture, with the option giving Porto a further route to the full valuation. In his own words: "It was 25 million euros for 50%, but we have an option that depends exclusively on our will. For us it is a 50 million euro operation." The comments offer a rare insight into how Porto have accounted for the deal across the summer, with the €37 million invested and €78 million in sales giving a clear view of the club's transfer balance.

Porto's finance director has revealed that the club values the sale of Rodrigo Mora at €50 million, citing a clause in last summer's agreement that allows the Portuguese side to demand a further €25 million from Roma. Roma bought Mora outright for €25 million plus €2 million in bonuses, but Porto kept the right to 50% of any future resale. José Pedro Pereira da Costa, Porto's financial director, spoke to the Portuguese economic daily ECO. Roma can remove that 50% share by paying another €25 million. The agreement also gives Porto an option: once the agreed terms have matured, the Portuguese club can decide to sell the economic stake it still holds, obliging Roma to buy it. In practical terms, Porto could collect €50 million in total, plus any bonuses. Mora is not still a co-owned player. He belongs entirely to Roma on the pitch, while Porto retains an economic percentage of his future sale, and it is that percentage that the options in the agreement govern. Pereira da Costa said: "We have made sales worth 78 million euros, considering Rodrigo Mora as a 50 million operation." The figure includes the part of the agreement the Portuguese club has not yet collected. On the terms of the transfer he added: "It was 25 million for 50%, but we have an option that depends exclusively on our will. For us it is a 50 million operation." He also stressed the financial side of the deal: "I am not a sporting director, for me it is a financial sale." Porto invested a total of 37 million in the last summer window, compared with around 110 million the year before, while still keeping the most used players from last season. For Roma, the cost of Mora could become considerably higher than the initial €25 million. How much depends on how the options in the agreement are handled, but Porto has structured the deal to retain strong bargaining power even after the player's sale.