Chelsea have recognized Sporting CP defender Pedro Porro as a possible possibility at right-back, sources have instructed 90min.
The 23-year-old has loved a formidable season since signing for the Portuguese giants on a everlasting switch from Manchester City final summer time following an earlier mortgage.
He notably put in two strong shows towards Tottenham within the Champions League, with 90min not too long ago reporting that Spurs have held talks with Sporting a couple of deal for the Spaniard.
But Tottenham will not be alone of their admiration of Porro. Sources have instructed 90min that Chelsea are additionally intent on including cowl at right-back this month and have sounded out Porro as a target.
But the Blues have encountered the identical stumbling block as Tottenham, with Sporting refusing to barter and insisting any membership must pay his €45m launch clause to signal him.
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Sporting boss Ruben Amorim not too long ago spoke concerning the rising curiosity in Porro and teammate Marcus Edwards – a Spurs academy product – and stated that the membership are ‘prepared’ within the occasion of their launch clauses being met.
“We are not as attractive a league as others and we cannot pay the same wages. This is a problem, even in relation to Portuguese clubs we have this difficulty,” he stated.
“As was said, they only leave for the clause. We are ready. We know the amount of attacks that go through Porro and Edwards, nobody is blind here. But the market is what it is.”
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