Official! Forward tipped to shine at Sporting loaned by Elton John’s club | OneFootball

It’s official. Alverca have confirmed the arrival of Vivaldo Semedo to strengthen the team’s attack for the new season. The Portuguese striker, developed at Sporting, was announced by the Ribatejo side as their new player.

, a club that has Elton John as honorary president, in a deal valid for one season. The operation also includes a purchase option clause set at 3 million euros, which may be triggered at the end of the 2026/27 season.

In his first words as an Alverca signing, Vivaldo Semedo showed ambition for the new challenge and assured he is ready: "I’m focused on working and giving my best. I want to help Alverca reach a new altitude".

This will be a new chapter in the Portugal Under-21 international’s return to Portugal, after representing Vizela in the 2024/25 season, also on loan, at that time from Udinese. Last season with Watford, in the Championship, the striker made 27 appearances, scoring four goals and providing two assists.

It is worth remembering that, in 2022/23, Sporting received around 3 million euros for the prodigy. Vivaldo Semedo - valued at 1.8 million euros - spent four seasons with the green and whites, having arrived at Alvalade in 2018/2019 and stood out in the youth ranks. In 33 matches, he scored 27 goals across the under-19 and under-17 teams in his final season wearing the Lion shirt, being crowned national under-17 champion in that same year.

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