SAD admits sale below clause: €60 million; Newcastle is paying attention and is considering moving forward with a proposal; Lions already have an alternative if the Ivorian’s departure is confirmed
Sporting admits selling Ousmane Diomande for values below the release clause which, remember, is €80 million. The powerful central defender, just 20 years old, is one of the most coveted assets of the Leonine squad and continues to appear in the notebooks of several European giants who closely follow the meteoric rise of the Ivorian who established himself in Alvalade this season. .
The high value — only Gyokeres has a higher clause, in this case €100 million — drove away potential interested parties in the first phase, however, as THE BALL As it turned out, the Lions are willing to negotiate the young central defender for amounts in the region of €50/€60 million. More inviting numbers for several European giants, particularly in the Premier League, one of the markets with which Diomande has been insistently associated in recent days.
Furthermore, just as THE BALL As already mentioned, it is Newcastle that is best positioned to move forward with a proposal, as it has already carried out some surveys to understand how it can rescue the Ivorian central defender next season.
Of all the clubs interested in the central defender, this is the one that has already taken the survey; Price of the termination clause (80 million euros) considered high; English people hoping to be able to negotiate below
For now, and with the season still underway, they are nothing more than exploratory approaches, in order to evaluate the financial conditions required by the Lions, so the English club’s next step must involve a more concrete proposal, always below the value of the clause. of the defender, who this season has played 35 official games for the Lions, with three goals scored.
Chelsea — who was one of the teams present in the recent Lions’ derby at Dragão — and Arsenal (especially after the defender’s performance at the Emirates in last season’s Europa League round of 16) also have the Lions’ defender mentioned and are closely following him. defense growth process.
What is certain is that, looking at the future and the market, the Ivorian is one of the names that Sporting admits to losing for the next season, and is, moreover, as ABOLA has already realized, taking precautions for the eventual exit with the signing of one or even two more players for the defensive axis.
It could cost €12.5 million
Diomande is going through a period of less brilliance since the return of CAN in January, but continues to be a positive investment for the Lions, who secured the defender in exchange for €7.5 million for Midtjylland (Denmark) after a season on loan to Mafra, from League 2.
The contours of the deal, however, could go beyond this value, as Diomande could become €5 million more expensive and thus cost €12.5 million. Every cycle of 30 games (at least 45 minutes on the field) the lions pay a portion of these 5 million, up to 90 games. The first (worth €1.66 million), remember, has already been paid, as the central defender has played 52 official games.
Lions project pleases Debast
Zeno Debast is one of the targets referenced by the Lions to reinforce the defensive axis. The central defender, just 20 years old, who is one of the main players of Belgian Anderlecht, is identified by the Lions to fill one of the vacancies that could be left with the departure of Gonçalo Inácio or… Diomande.
The central defender, who forms a defensive partnership with Jan Vertonghen, who played for Benfica, only has one more year left on his contract with the Belgian team and the Lions have already made the first contacts to try to secure the promising defender who, remember- se, he made his debut for the Belgian national team at just 18 years old. Anderlecht intends to release the player for around €18 million, but the Lions, at this stage, are trying to negotiate the defender for a lower price.
What is certain is that Diomande’s departure could accelerate this process regarding Debast. The central one, you know THE BALLis aware of this interest and has already shown himself pleased with the Lions’ project, especially with participation in the Champions League.
Interest from West Ham leads Sporting to rush for the young 20-year-old central defender; Trying to reach an agreement before the call for the European Championship 2024 is an objective; Proposal arrives at Anderlecht in the next few days
