AS Roma signs Rodrigo Mora from FC Porto in potential €50M agreement

Terms of the transfer to Serie A

AS Roma and FC Porto finalized the transfer of Portuguese attacking midfielder Rodrigo Mora on 19 August 2026. Under the terms submitted to the Portuguese securities market regulator (CMVM), Roma will pay an initial fixed fee of €25 million for 50% of the 19-year-old's economic rights, with up to €2 million in performance variables. The agreement grants Roma options to acquire the remaining 50% for €25 million, while Porto retains an unconditional sell option at the identical valuation, assuring the Portuguese club at least €50 million. Porto confirmed that intermediation fees will equal 10% of the transaction amount and that no solidarity mechanism deductions will reduce the received sum. Mora committed to a five-year contract running through 2031, with an estimated net salary near €2 million per season, and will wear squad number 86.

Financial benchmarks and previous bids

The potential €50 million total package exceeds the €42 million paid for Czech forward Patrik Schick in the 2018–2019 season, representing the largest transfer expenditure in AS Roma history. The agreed valuation remains below the €63 million offer that Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad submitted in 2025 before subsequently rescinding the bid. Under the contractual terms, Porto retains the discretion either to trigger the total €50 million sale by 2027 or to preserve a percentage of the economic rights to profit from any future transfer at a higher valuation.

Ten years at Porto and development

Mora leaves FC Porto following a ten-year spell that began in the 2016–2017 season in seven-a-side youth football. After rising through the academy ranks, he became the youngest player in Portuguese second division history with FC Porto B before making 80 first-team appearances and scoring 16 goals. During his first-team tenure, the Portugal under-19 international lifted one Primeira Liga title and one Portuguese Super Cup. In his 2024–2025 breakthrough campaign under managers Vítor Bruno and Martin Anselmi, Mora recorded 11 goals and four assists across 35 fixtures. In the 2025–2026 campaign under manager Francesco Farioli, he appeared in 44 matches and scored five goals, though he saw reduced consistent starting time.

Arrival in Italy and official confirmation

Mora said goodbye to teammates at Porto's Olival training complex on the morning of 18 August 2026 before travelling from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport to Rome. Approximately 400 Roma supporters greeted the midfielder upon his afternoon arrival at Ciampino Airport ahead of his medical evaluations. Both clubs released formal statements the following morning to confirm the agreement.

AS Roma is pleased to announce the arrival of Rodrigo Mora from FC Porto. The young attacking midfielder, born in 2007, made 80 appearances and scored 16 goals for the Dragões first team. For this new yellow and red adventure, Mora chose shirt number 86.

Porto also outlined the financial terms in its regulatory disclosure to Portuguese market authorities.

Futebol Clube do Porto - Futebol, SAD informs that it reached an agreement with AS Roma for the definitive transfer of sports registration rights and 50% of the economic rights of professional football player Rodrigo Mora for a total value of 27 million euros, corresponding to a guaranteed fixed remuneration of 25 million euros, plus a maximum variable remuneration of two million euros.