Porto have completed the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion for €15million (£12.7m; $16.8m) — just weeks after his proposed €40million move to Chelsea collapsed.
Atletico have retained a 50 per cent sell-on clause as part of the Porto deal. The Portuguese club say they also have the option to reduce that by a further 15 per cent for another €5million by July 2025 and the same again a year later.
Omorodion, 20, has signed a five-year contract with Porto which contains a €100m release clause.
Chelsea had agreed a deal to sign Omorodion earlier this month but that deal broke down due to major problems finalising his contract. He had been expected to sign a seven-year deal with the option of a further 12 months at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea then moved to sign forward Joao Felix from Atletico for a fee of approximately £44.5m. That deal allowed Atletico’s €42m move for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher to proceed, with the England international signing a five-year contract with the Spanish side earlier this week.
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Omorodion spent last season on loan at Alaves from Atletico, scoring eight times in 35 appearances. He was a part of the Spain squad at the Olympic Games, scoring once in four appearances, but was not included in Atletico’s squad for last Monday’s La Liga opener against Villarreal.
Porto have won both of their opening Liga Portugal matches and face Rio Ave at home later on Saturday. Omorodion is Vitor Bruno’s side’s first summer signing.
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