"But who is Imbula? " . That is the question the way in Portugal. This sentence, the president of Porto Pinto da Costa has slipped, ironically, to all journalists who asked him to confirm the transfer of the French community. But the question also arose in the first degree in many articles of Portuguese press. For it must be said that the transfer of Imbula does not go unnoticed, and for good reason: it is the biggest transfer ever for FC Porto.
On the French side, the mentioned amount is € 25 million in total, including € 12.5 million paid by Porto and € 12.5 million paid by Dean Sports, the investment fund Jorge Mendes. Another feature, the sum would be paid over two years: € 12 million this year, € 13 million next year. On the side of the Portuguese press, O Jogo as today on a transfer of € 20 million, but supports the theory of using an investment fund, while the practice of TPO (third property) is prohibited now in Portugal.
A release clause of € 60 million!
If one refers to the total sum of € 25 million, € 21.5 million was finally OM touch, according to L'Équipe , which explains that the father of the player, Willy Ndangi, will receive 2 million € passage and retrieve Guingamp € 1.5 million under the terms of the negotiated transfer there two years with OM (10% of the capital gain realized by Marseille). The amounts are consistent for all parties, but Porto is not amused to throw money down the drain.
Famous for its impressive gains, FC Porto made a major investment Imbula. Suggesting a prospective sale at very high altitude financial. As revealed by O Jogo , Porto inserted a release clause of € 60 million in the contract of French. History will show that he, as always, no gifts. Hulk, now second most expensive signing from Porto Imbula behind, he had been sold for € 55 million at Zenit St. Petersburg ...