Nuno Espírito Santo could swoop for Iván Fresneda from Sporting | OneFootball

Nuno Espírito Santo has his eye on Iván Fresneda. The Sporting player has been attracting interest, especially from the Premier League, with West Ham positioning themselves as the main club keeping an eye on the 'number 22' of the green and whites.

According to reports from the British press, the team managed by the Portuguese coach views the recent performances of Rui Borges’ 'number 22' very favorably and may approach Sporting about a possible deal as early as January.

At the moment, having recovered from injury and focused on Spain’s U21 national team, Fresneda is aware that he has been winning the battle for the right-back position for the green and whites against Georgios Vagiannidis. Rui Borges has created some competition for the spot, but the Greek does not seem able to surpass the Spaniard.

For now, despite the transfer market, the 21-year-old right-back has a contract with Sporting valid until June 2028, with a release clause of 80 million euros. When he was signed in the summer of 2023, the Alvalade club paid 9 million euros to Valladolid for his rights.

Iván Fresneda – valued at 8 million euros – has already played 13 matches for Sporting this new season: eight in Liga Portugal, three in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Super Cup. In his 797 minutes on the pitch, he has already registered one assist.

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