PSV star Mauro Junior 'targeted' by Porto and Leeds amid contract talks

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mauro-junior/jZwOs76l/"]Mauro Junior[/a], 27, has grown to become a star in Peter Bosz's dominant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] side and won four league titles in nine seasons with the Eindhoven side.[/p][p]The Brazilian defender annex midfielder is under contract with PSV through 2029 after extending his contract last summer, but according to [a href="https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/psv-wil-van-vertrekclausule-in-contract-mauro-j-nior-af"][i][b]Voetbal International[/b][/i][/a], the Eredivisie champions want to further extend Mauro Jr.'s contract, also to take out the release clause.[/p][p]PSV are bidding to fend off the interest from Portuguese giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-porto/S2NmScGp/"]FC Porto[/a] and Premier League outfit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds United[/a], as well as "a number of South European clubs". Mauro Jr. himself is at a crossroads in his career, with his goal of playing for the Brazilian national team not coming closer while playing for PSV.[/p][p]Mauro has played 200 games for PSV since joining them from Desportivo Brasil in 2017, scoring 9 goals and assisting a further 23 across all competitions.[/p][embed guid="af4e771e-d57c-42be-ac27-b9751d4bdf85" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/1940402894827557207?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]