Pinto da Costa has announced a renewal and there are two cases well underway

Pinto da Costa has announced a renovation, but not which one. GAME knows that there are two very close.

At the presentation of the accounts, Pinto da Costa announced the renewal of a player, but without revealing his name. “FC Porto are interested in renewing with all good players, but of course within reasonable limits and in the possibilities of Portuguese football. There are already negotiations, there was a player who should now sign the renewal and it has passed eight days from today., because of this ceremony. But it is clear that we know how far we can go and we will go as far as possible, hoping to solve these problems “, he announced.

GAME does not know which renewal will be made official on Wednesday, but can guarantee that Pepe and Fábio Vieira are two of the well-placed players. In fact, SAD is almost certain to sign new bonds. The case of the young man, who scored Olympiacos the day before yesterday, is about to end. It currently has a bond issue until 2022 and a 30 million euro clause, which will go up. That of the central veteran is more retarded, but the security of the SAD is the same, even from the identification between the parties.

João Mário, another guy who will end his contract in 2022, will also have to sign by the end of the year. And then there are Sérgio Oliveira, Marega and Otávio, who will end their relationship in June 2021. FC Porto also wants to renew with them.

In terms of squad, the president vouched for FC Porto to build the squad they wanted, despite financial constraints aggravated by the pandemic. “The players we wanted to bring, we made them. The ones that were considered important for the renewal of the team. Some have already played and, I think, well. Others will play soon, when the manager realizes that they are ready. So, we formed the team. In fact, it was thought that FC Porto had a great transfer market. If we did not have this financial problem the squad would be the same, because the players we wanted and did not come, it was not for lack of possibility, but because the clubs understood that they did not sell “, he justified, without naming names, even if the extreme Pepê, by Grémio, fits this description.