eirebhoy
12/05/2005, 7:53 PM
...Dinamo Moscow!
Porto midfielders Maniche and Costinha are moving to Dinamo Moscow in one of the biggest transfer coups ever staged by a club in the former Communist bloc.
The two Portugal internationals, key members of the Porto side that won last year’s Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, will link up with Dinamo on July 1.
The move was announced on the Porto website, www.fcporto.pt.
A statement read: “Porto have confirmed ... the ceding of the sporting rights of Maniche and Costinha to Dinamo Moscow starting from July 1, 2005.
“The deals are worth respectively 16 million euros (£11million) and four million euros (£2.72million).”
Maniche and Costinha were also in the Portugal team beaten 1-0 by Greece in the Euro 2004 final last summer in Lisbon.
Maniche won a last-gasp call-up by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after a brilliant performance for Porto in their 3-0 Champions League final win against Monaco.
His 16 million euro fee illustrates how much his star has risen over the past 12 months.
I am shocked to be perfectly honest. No.1, what are they doing moving to an midtable Russian club. And 2, €4m for Costinha? :eek: They'd have got double that and more for him.
Porto midfielders Maniche and Costinha are moving to Dinamo Moscow in one of the biggest transfer coups ever staged by a club in the former Communist bloc.
The two Portugal internationals, key members of the Porto side that won last year’s Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup, will link up with Dinamo on July 1.
The move was announced on the Porto website, www.fcporto.pt.
A statement read: “Porto have confirmed ... the ceding of the sporting rights of Maniche and Costinha to Dinamo Moscow starting from July 1, 2005.
“The deals are worth respectively 16 million euros (£11million) and four million euros (£2.72million).”
Maniche and Costinha were also in the Portugal team beaten 1-0 by Greece in the Euro 2004 final last summer in Lisbon.
Maniche won a last-gasp call-up by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after a brilliant performance for Porto in their 3-0 Champions League final win against Monaco.
His 16 million euro fee illustrates how much his star has risen over the past 12 months.
I am shocked to be perfectly honest. No.1, what are they doing moving to an midtable Russian club. And 2, €4m for Costinha? :eek: They'd have got double that and more for him.