Sporting set Maxi Araújo price, take stance after transfer interest | OneFootball

Maxi Araújo’s performances have caught the market’s attention, with Premier League clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham keeping tabs on the 26-year-old left-back. That interest is said to have forced Sporting to make a decision regarding the Uruguayan.

Despite the interest, Sporting’s hierarchy intend to keep the player at Alvalade for at least one more season. The club’s board does not place Maxi Araújo among the players open to negotiation this summer, considering him a key piece. Even so, the club is aware that the market could dictate a different outcome, especially in the face of high offers.

The ‘number 20’ has grown in prominence both at full-back and in more advanced positions, making the most of the versatility he had already shown at Toluca and with the Uruguay national team. At Sporting, he adapted to the left flank, but he remains capable of covering the entire side, a trait valued by Rui Borges.

Signed in the summer of 2024 from Toluca for €13.7 million, Maxi Araújo is under contract until 2029 and has a release clause of €80 million. Even with the intention of keeping him, a possible departure would only be considered in the event of offers deemed impossible to refuse, in the region of €40 million.

This season for Sporting, Maxi Araújo - valued at €25 million - has made 35 appearances: 21 in Liga Portugal Betclic, nine in the UEFA Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup.

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