Stephen Eustáquio was one of the most called reinforcements of Blue Cross, not by its soccer quality, but by the curiosity. The Portuguese arrived at the club in early 2019, but a serious double knee injury in his debut match sidelined him for the rest of the year, and he ended up leaving Mexico with less than 30 minutes left. cos.
Pere Caixinha was the coach who brought the player to Mexico and, before receiving medical discharge, the DT was dismissed and replaced by Robert Dante Siboldi. What happened? Eustáquio never had a new opportunity to prove and was transferred, at the end of 2019, to FC Paços de Ferreira of his native Portugal.
A year later, after extending the original loan for just six months, the Portuguese team made use of the purchase option imposed by the Blue Cross in the contract, and was left with 100% of the player’s pass. This means that, in case of selling to the player, the Machine will not receive part of the profits.
Eustachian could not play the Blue Cross due to his injury. (Average Jam)
However, today Eustáquio is near to be yielded course to Porto, of Liga ENS, where he would be companion of Jesus “Tecatito” Corona. The Portuguese media SIC Notícies reveal that the Blue Dragons have been following him for several months and that the two clubs they reached an agreement for 3.5 million euros to finalize the sale next June.
Despite not yet having any percentage of his pass, the sale of Eustáquio in Porto could involve some money for the Blue Cross, for the FIFA solidarity mechanism. In this case, as the Machine was behind the wheel before turning 23, it would receive 0.5% of the money managed for the transaction.