Sporting have a plan to bring Souleymane Faye into the fold | OneFootball

Sporting continues to strengthen its attacking sector. After signing Luís Guilherme from West Ham, the Lions have reached an agreement for Souleymane Faye, a 22-year-old Senegalese winger who stood out for Granada this season. The negotiations, which took place over the last few days, were concluded last Thursday, with the player committing to the Alvalade club until 2030.

The deal is worth around 5 million euros, plus 2 million in performance-related objectives, and also includes a release clause set at 80 million euros. Now, all that remains is for the player to arrive at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

With the agreement reached, the formal procedures will now follow. Sporting expects to integrate Faye in the coming days, after he completes his medical exams and the contract is officially signed, with the aim of having him available by Sunday. The intention is to reintegrate the Senegalese player into the squad as quickly as possible, given the demanding competitive schedule this January.

The athlete will thus be the first confirmed new face of the winter in the Lion's den. It remains to be seen whether the winger will be the only arrival or if there will be more names joining the winter transfer market for Rui Borges' team as they prepare to tackle the decisive second half of the season.

This season, wearing the Granada shirt, Souleymane Faye – valued at 1.5 million euros – played 21 matches: 19 in the Segunda División and two in the Copa del Rey. In the 1,649 minutes he was on the pitch, the forward, who had a contract until 2029, scored two goals and provided six assists.

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