Sporting to give key player a pay rise, release clause set to €80M | OneFootball

The player has been committed to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy Performance Unit in Alcochete, but Sporting wants to renew his contract

Ousmane Diomande is one of the most coveted assets of Sporting's squad. The central defender of the Alvalade Club has a contract valid until 2027, but the management of the green and white emblem will offer a new contract to the Ivorian defender, an indispensable starter for Rui Borges.

According to information advanced by the newspaper A Bola, one of the sports representatives of the 21-year-old central defender will travel to Lisbon next week to evaluate his client's new contract. Everything points to the player having one or two more years of connection, a salary increase, and the same termination clause of 80 million euros.

Thus, Ousmane Diomande is one of several renewal files that the SAD of Sporting has on hand, in this final stretch of 2025. In addition to the 'jersey 26' of the lions, the green and white management also intends to extend the contracts of Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Geny Catamo.

It is worth remembering that the Ivorian international, together with Maxi Araújo and Hidemasa Morita, has been committed to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy Performance Unit in Alcochete. The player has been away from the fields, but will be reassessed next Tuesday and the signs could be the most positive.

This season, with Sporting's jersey, Ousmane Diomande - valued at 45 million euros - participated in two matches. The international central defender for the Ivory Coast was a starter in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, playing 68 minutes against Benfica; and also against Casa Pia, being on the field for 58', before getting injured.

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