Complex sentence: At the end of June 2010, Portuguese first division club Vitoria SC tried to sign him ahead of the new season, but Santa Clara was asking the buyout option of the player (€250,000), which was too high for them.
Split into simpler sentences: At the end of June 2010, Portuguese first division club Vitoria SC tried to sign him ahead of the new season. But Santa Clara was asking the buyout option of the player (€250,000), which was too high for them.