Barcelona eye Sporting player sidelined for over three months | OneFootball

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·8 May 2026

Barcelona eye Sporting player sidelined for over three months

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Alisson Santos continues to make headlines outside Portugal, and the Brazilian winger’s name has now once again been linked with one of the biggest clubs in European football. The player tied to Sporting has caught the attention of Spain’s Barcelona.

The revelation was made by journalist Eduardo Burgos of newspaper AS, who assures that the Catalan club was among those interested in the young Brazilian. Besides Barcelona, the Brazilian Football Confederation is also said to have closely monitored the winger’s progress for a possible place at the World Cup.


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Even so, everything points to the player’s future being far from Sporting. The same source stresses that Napoli remain determined to push ahead with the permanent signing of Alisson Santoswho could bring in 20 million euros — after the forward’s positive spell in Italian football since February.

The possibility that Barcelona have been tracking the player ends up increasing Alisson Santos’s market value. In Alvalade, the winger’s development is being followed closely at a time when several clubs remain attentive to his future.

This season, wearing the Napoli shirt, Alisson Santosvalued at 13 million euros — has made 12 appearances: 11 in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia.

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