€8 million: Sporting seal signing already set for Alvalade move | OneFootball

Souleymane Faye is indeed expected to travel to Lisbon this Friday, January 16th. It appears that the Senegalese winger will be one of the keen spectators at the Sporting - Casa Pia match, which will take place at Estádio José Alvalade at 8:15 PM.

According to the newspaper Record, the 22-year-old Senegalese winger is expected to arrive today, after receiving authorization from Granada to proceed with the move to Portugal. The negotiations between the clubs were concluded on Thursday, with a complete agreement on the financial terms of the deal, set at 6.5 million euros, plus 1.5 million in bonuses, with the Spanish club retaining the right to 10% of a future profit.

Faye was at the Andalusian club's facilities on Thursday morning, but is now preparing to travel to the Portuguese capital. He is expected to attend the match against Casa Pia tonight from a box at Alvalade. The weekend will be dedicated to medical exams and the formalization of the contract, which will be valid until 2030, with a release clause set at 80 million euros. Only then will he be at Rui Borges's disposal.

Just yesterday, on the sidelines of the Portuguese Cup semi-final draw, Bernardo Palmeiro, Sporting's general director, confirmed that the process is close to being concluded. The official stated that Faye's signing is in its final stages and that the official announcement depends only on the natural course of negotiations.

This season, wearing Granada's jersey, 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 field, the forward, who had a contract until 2029, scored two goals and made six assists.

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