Roma’s Staggered Offer for Mora Finds Favour with Porto as Serie A Side Close in on Deal

FolioPitch.com – 11 August 2026 | Roma are closing in on Rodrigo Mora, with a creatively structured proposal for the Porto teenager finding favour in Portugal. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the two clubs are converging on the second of three offers Roma have tabled for the highly-rated attacking midfielder.

Under the proposal, Roma would pay €25m now while leaving Porto a 50% share of any future resale, then hand over a further €25m in 2027 to buy back that sell-on clause. The staggered structure, worth €50m in total, is designed to ease the immediate outlay, and the Giallorossi are working with optimism to close a deal in the coming hours.

Mora represents an ambitious solution to the coach’s search for a new right-footed attacker, with the 19-year-old Portugal youth international and one of Porto’s brightest academy products, being pursued for well below his €70m release clause. Porto are open to negotiating, and the Serie A side will need to move decisively to exploit the Turkish club’s hesitation and get the deal over the line.

For now, the momentum is with Roma, who believe they have found the profile and the formula to satisfy both Gasperini and Porto. The move would finally address a need Gian Piero Gasperini has voiced repeatedly this summer, after missing out on a string of targets, including Antonio Nusa, Crysencio Summerville and Mason Greenwood.

Roma will need to move quickly, however, as Galatasaray have also been in the running for Mora’s signature. But with the momentum on their side, the Giallorossi are confident of finally landing their man and solving the puzzle of Gasperini’s attacking conundrum.

The proposed deal would see Roma pay €25m upfront, with a further €25m due in 2027 to buy back the sell-on clause. This structure is designed to ease the immediate outlay, and the Giallorossi are working with optimism to close a deal in the coming hours.