SAD is aware of Saudi interest in its asset and has already informed interested parties about the minimum to speak
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One day after Record having confirmed that there is a possibility of Paulinho leaving Sporting at the end of the season, due to the interest of Saudi clubs in the international, we are also in a position to advance the amount that the SAD of the Lions asks to sit at the table for a valuable asset.
Despite being currently 31 years old and turning 32 in 2024, the green and whites believe that the footballer’s market value has not fallen that much; in fact, this season has been unsurpassable in helping the team he has represented since 2021, a kind of talisman whenever Rúben Amorim gives him playing time. In this sense, the administration will agree to discuss a possible transfer, yes, but only for an amount that could be between 12 and 14 million euros. Realizing, in addition to what Paulinho adds to the squad, that there is also a market opportunity here, the idea will be to try to always play with a great deal for all parties: for the Arabs, for Sporting, but also for the striker, who never left the country and may have a unique chance to close a million-dollar contract on the horizon.
First the trophies
The ‘siege’ of Arab football is a certainty, announced by us back in January, but Paulinho only wants to address the future at the end of the season. For now, he intends to stay focused on what there is to achieve, which is like the championship and the Portuguese Cup. The forward has a contract valid until 2026.
Targets in portfolio and one of them Greek
With Paulinho leaving, Sporting will always go to the market in search of a replacement: as happens in defense, where in the face of Diomande’s possible departure there is Debast, from Anderlecht, increasingly close to becoming a reinforcement, at the front the administration has also defined targets . Fotis Ioannidis, a 24-year-old goalscorer who represents Panathinaikos, is one of the names on that list.
One day after Record Having confirmed that there is a possibility of Paulinho leaving Sporting at the end of the season, due to the interest of Saudi clubs in the international, we are also in a position to…
By Vítor Almeida Gonçalves and Bruno Fernandes
