FC Porto: The mandatory purchase of Francisco Conceicao was reached in March

Report to FC Porto On Tuesday, Francisco Conceicao was signed permanently for 10 million eurosBut according to More footballThe agreement has already been automatically closed since March 12. In other words, the announcement was made 42 days later.

In the loan agreed with Ajax, which was valid until June 2024, the Dragons agreed that the mandatory purchase would take place once the young winger completed 25 matches, having played at least 45 minutes in each. In this exact case, the 25th match was played on Sunday against Casa Pia.

But our newspaper discovered that there is an additional clause in the document: every two matches of less than 45 minutes, one match is counted in the general calculation mentioned above. Francisco played 14 matches lasting 45 minutes or less, which gives seven matches for the overall account. Thus, the Portuguese international reached 25 matches in the second week of last March, against Arsenal, in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.

He was sold to Ajax for five million euros and has now been bought back for double the following season, with Conceição – who has been one of the team's standout players in recent months – also receiving 20 percent of the future sale.

At the age of 21, Francisco Conceicao has signed a new contract with FC Porto until June 2029, with a release clause of €60 million.