Pedro Porro

[gregorrin10]

Closing in on a transfer to Spurs. Release clause is 45m but Spurs want to pay less. Might close a deal soon.

Sporting will only sell if the release clause is met. Nothing is done yet. If it will be, time to make Kounde permanent RB and just get Arnau Martinez this summer as his backup. Get Ndicka on a free or some other good CB instead of one more RB.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Sporting will only sell if the release clause is met. Nothing is done yet. If it will be, time to make Kounde permanent RB and just get Arnau Martinez this summer as his backup. Get Ndicka on a free or some other good CB instead of one more RB.

We will need a RB who can attack some, Arnau and Kounde together is a tough bill to swallow

 

[gregorrin10]

We will need a RB who can attack some, Arnau and Kounde together is a tough bill to swallow

Not if Balde is bombing ahead on the other side. You need some balance in your full back area, even Arsenal do it with White and Zinchenko, and it seems Xavi likes his inverted (more defensive) RB the same as Arteta.

 

[te amo barca]

Sporting will only sell if the release clause is met. Nothing is done yet. If it will be, time to make Kounde permanent RB and just get Arnau Martinez this summer as his backup. Get Ndicka on a free or some other good CB instead of one more RB.

Porro is not the only decent RB out there. I'm sure our scouts are working on a cheap stopgap solution.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Not if Balde is bombing ahead on the other side. You need some balance in your full back area, even Arsenal do it with White and Zinchenko, and it seems Xavi likes his inverted (more defensive) RB the same as Arteta.

Even if Balde bombing on other side you need an option on RB that can actually make a decent cross, that is why Roberto is still important to Xavi till now.
Starting RB will be defensive inverted FB, yeah, but his back up shouldn't be.

 

[DonAK]

Spurs deal done.

 

[Messi983]

Still playing for Sporting today though.

 

[Messi983]

Tottenham move for Pedro Porro is off after Sporting Lisbon reneged on terms of proposed deal. 23yo distraught after #SportingCP president told right wing-back that following Saturday’s League Cup final he would be allowed to leave @TheAthleticFC #THFC


We'll see if they'll still sell him to Spurs or another club before deadline.

 

[Porque]

I thought he had a 50m buyout and Sporting had accepted 45m. Can't be much difference for Spurs to come back in that regard.

 

[gregorrin10]

Tottenham move for Pedro Porro is off after Sporting Lisbon reneged on terms of proposed deal. 23yo distraught after #SportingCP president told right wing-back that following Saturday’s League Cup final he would be allowed to leave @TheAthleticFC #THFC


We'll see if they'll still sell him to Spurs or another club before deadline.

Time to hijack, offer Bellerin in a straight swap, win-win.

 

[Messi983]

Julian Araujo>>>> Porro


Looks like they've finally agreed to a deal.

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

Managed to catch a full 90 minutes of this guy in action at the weekend. What a puto jugador he is. Wanted him at the time and we've missed out massively. Not bad defensively, great crosses, long passes, shots, set pieces. Guy was everywhere, has an incredible engine on him.

Got to be running close to being the best right back in the world.

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

Madre Mia. Qué puto jugador.

Wish we had the money to get him and Romero, as we're interested in both when they were available.

Better than Trent as can actually defend to some degree.

 

[JamDav1982]

The right back that was named as alternative to likes of Kounde while Barca stocked up on CBs and neglected RB/DM areas and pace up top.

Missed the boat now though.

Honestly doubt he would look as good under Xavi as Ange anyway.