This Saturday, Sporting CP officially announced the final sale of Spanish footballer Pedro Porro’s pass to English side Tottenham for 40 million euros (ME) after Spurs initiated a mandatory purchase clause agreed in January.
In a statement to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM), the Alvalade club said that “Tottenham Hotspur have informed Sporting SAD of exercising the option to finally acquire the player’s sporting rights for an additional €40m. “.
The total transfer fee is 45 ME, given that the London emblem has already paid five million euros for the loan of the Spanish international defender, confirmed on the last day of the winter “market”, 31 January. .
As they already understood at the time, the Lions reminded in a note that “the cost of the solidarity mechanism through third-party clubs will be borne by Tottenham approximately 95%, with the remaining 5% remaining by Sporting”. SAD”, the cost of intermediary services is 2.38 IU.
Since his loan spell at Tottenham, Porro has made 17 appearances and scored three goals for Spurs, who finished eighth in their last Premier League season, out of next season’s European competition.
Porro joined Sporting in the 2020/21 season on loan from Manchester City, after the previous season, in 2019/20, he was loaned to Valladolid by the Citizens.
Trained between Don Benito and Rayo Vallecano, the right-back represented Girona in the 2018/19 season, in which he made 34 appearances for a Spanish league team, before being hired by Manchester City at the end of that season.
The winger was later loaned out to Sporting CP for two seasons and on 16 May 2022 the Lions reported that they had activated the option to buy the Spanish player, valued at 8.5 ME, who signed a contract until 2025 with a clause termination fee. in the amount of 45 IU.
Pedro Porro, 23, has become a key element of Rubén Amorim’s team, scoring goals and assists to win a league and two league cups. During this period, Sporting also won the Super Bowl in 2021, but the team was not included in the squad due to injury.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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