Mora ‘sad and suffering’ as Roma wait for FC Porto €50m all clear

Rodrigo Mora’s lawyer warns the player ‘is sad and suffering’ that FC Porto won’t give the all clear for his transfer to Roma. ‘He wants to play and realised he’s a third choice for Francesco Farioli.’

The negotiations between the two clubs had seemingly reached a breakthrough on Tuesday evening, on loan for €7-10m with an option to buy for a further €40-43m at the end of the season.

PORTO, PORTUGAL – DECEMBER 12: Rodrigo Mora of FC Porto in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between FC Porto and FC Midtjylland at Estadio do Dragao on December 12, 2024 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

That would become an obligation if certain conditions were met, and this is where it all ground to a halt, because the clubs have fundamentally different ideas on what should activate that clause.

Mora stuck between Porto and Roma

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 19: Rodrigo Mora of FC Porto warms up prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Porto want it to be practically a certainty with European qualification, whereas Roma would prefer to tie this to Champions League entry or even the Scudetto.

Talks have been at a complete standstill for days and nobody seems prepared to budge.

“Rodrigo Mora is not part of Farioli’s ideas, and this represents a problem, especially for a player who is 18-19 years old and still growing,” lawyer Luis Miguel Henrique told CMTV in Portugal.

“Football is not just a profession for him, but it’s also his life and his joy. The Rodrigo I saw was sad and suffering. He wants to fight for his place, but he also wants to play.

“He has realised that he’s a third choice for Farioli.”

There were reports that Galatasaray had come back into the race for Rodrigo Mora, but the teenager seems to have his heart set on Roma.