how OM convinced Braga for Vitinha
Olympique de Marseille will recruit the Portuguese Vitinha before the end of the winter transfer window on Tuesday. After tough negotiations with Braga, president Pablo Longoria found the financial formula to convince the Lusitanian club to let the striker go.
After the departures of Luis Suarez and Bamba Dieng this winter, OM have finally found the rare pearl, a player capable of assisting Alexis Sanchez on the front line of the Marseille attack. A few hours before the end of the transfer window, Marseille reached an agreement with Braga for Vitinha on Tuesday.
Already arrived in Marseille, where the local supporters gave him a warm welcome, the Portuguese will finalize his transfer to Ligue 1. Above all, the astute Pablo Longoria was able to find the financial package to convince the Portuguese club to sell the striker of 22 and under conditions accessible to OM.
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Braga have a buyout clause for Vitinha
OM had come to an agreement with the player and the Portuguese striker wanted in Marseille even refused offers from England in January. The transfer fee is 32 million euros, including bonuses, slightly above Vitinha’s release clause at Braga. By recovering more than the €30m clause, Braga is satisfied.
The Portuguese club will also recover 10% of a resale of the player who has scored 13 goals and provided 5 assists this season in 27 games in all competitions.
The current second in the Portuguese championship even has a buyout option reserved for him, and which amounts to 60 million euros. This redemption “clause” is only valid for the Lusitanian formation. Braga therefore keeps a bit of control over his player and was seduced by these conditions offered by OM. A win-win solution for the Portuguese, for Pablo Longoria, for Vitinha and therefore for OM.