Overview
- Porto announced a long-term deal for 20-year-old William Gomes in early October that reportedly runs to 2031 and lifts his release clause from €80 million to €100 million.
- Manager Francesco Farioli and president André Villas‑Boas have publicly said they want to keep Gomes and that any club interested would face Porto’s full asking price.
- Several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, are reported to be tracking Gomes with Liverpool especially viewing him as a natural right‑wing fit after Mohamed Salah’s departure.
- Gomes suffered a grade‑two ankle sprain on October 10 and is expected to miss several weeks, a setback that makes an immediate January transfer unlikely and shifts attention toward summer 2027 as the realistic window.
- Porto own about 80% of Gomes’s economic rights with São Paulo holding the remaining 20%, a split that would complicate negotiations and how any sale proceeds are divided.