End of the saga! Geny Catamo knows where he'll play this season | OneFootball

Geny Catamo will remain at the service of Sporting, despite Sunderland’s strong push for the Mozambican winger. At 25, the player is considered an important piece by Rui Borges, who is unwilling to part with his protégé.

The British club had already submitted an offer of 30 million euros, plus another 10 million dependent on meeting targets, but Sporting’s board rejected the bid. The English side were preparing to come back with a higher fixed fee, though still below the 40 million demanded by Sporting, so the second approach would also fall short of the Alvalade club’s expectations.

In addition to the transfer fee, Sunderland were willing to offer Catamo a much more lucrative contract. The Mozambique international would go from his current net annual salary of 600,000 euros to around 3 million euros per season. The deal would run for four years, with an option for a further year, potentially amounting to a total of 15 million euros in wages if all conditions were met.

Despite that scenario, the winger’s continuation at Alvalade is not in question, according to the newspaper 'A Bola', meaning only another club entering the race could change the situation. Sunderland themselves are already said to be studying alternatives to strengthen their attack, having put Jack Grealish’s name (Man City) on the table.

, a 26-year-old Brazilian winger who stood out at Marseille. The player is already believed to have an agreement on personal terms, with only an understanding between the clubs now missing.

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