Pedro Porro has informed Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim that he wishes to participate in tomorrow’s Taca de Liga final.
Tottenham has been pursuing Porro for the past month, and it appears that recent talks have moved a deal closer to completion.
Portuguese retailer According to CM, the right wing-back has no intention of leaving the club before the crucial game against Porto.
They say that a deal could well get agreed upon before kick-off tomorrow evening, but Porro will not fly to England at that stage.
Porro tells Amorim he wants to play on Saturday’s final
If he does come to England, it seems the earliest he will be here is Sunday, and he will hope to be clutching a winner’s medal by then.
Porro’s transfer is of course geared at Spurs ending their long trophy drought under Antonio Conte and they are in FA Cup action tomorrow.
They face Preston in the fourth round of a competition which represents their most realistic chance of silverware at this stage of the season.
Sporting wanted Porro to play in the Porto game before any potential exit is sanctioned, according to journalist Bruno Andrade.
The window is closing, but Spurs would be wise to complete a deal for Porro before the final, even if he does not fly over to complete the paperwork until after that.
Porro has been a top target for the Spurs all month, and some fans will wonder why Daniel Levy did not simply pay his release clause on January 1.
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