Following the news from this week saying Manchester United and Real Madrid would be keen on taking Éder Militão from Porto, club president Pinto da Costa has ruled out a January move.
O Jogo‘s front page story today brings quotes from the president saying that there’s actually been no approaches for the defender, and revealing that they’re trying to give the player a new deal.
“There has been talk of one or two clubs, who were careful to call me to say that the interest was a lie. Militão will not leave in January. Then let’s see,” Pinto da Costa told O Jogo, who included Manchester United and Real Madrid in the text right where he said ‘two clubs’.
“He has a release clause , but we are trying to negotiate a contract renewal to increase the clause because we want to keep him. He arrived three months ago and three months ago no one thought of him.”
When reporting Man United’s approach for the defender, A Bola made it clear that he was a target for José Mourinho, so it’s now unclear if the club would continue to follow him after the manager’s departure.