Key meeting leaves Trincão on brink of Al Ahli, see the figures | OneFootball

Francisco Trincão is very close to leaving Sporting to join Al Ahli. The Portugal international is expected to sign a four-season contract with the Saudi club, in a deal that could bring around €44 million into Sporting’s coffers.

According to newspaper O Jogo, Al Ahli submitted an official offer to Sporting last Monday and offered the winger a net salary of €11 million per season. The financial offer ultimately convinced Trincão, whose priority had been to continue his career in one of Europe’s top leagues, with the Premier League emerging as his preferred destination.

Liverpool tracked the player’s development for several months, but never made a formal offer to sign him. Faced with that scenario, Al Ahli moved decisively and entered the final stretch of negotiations to secure the green-and-whites’ ‘number 17’.

The Jeddah club, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, sees Trincão as the ideal successor to Riyad Mahrez, who is expected to leave the team at the end of his contract. In total, between the transfer fee and the four-year deal, the Saudis are preparing an investment of around €90 million.

, with only the final contract details and the variables included in the deal still to be settled. If everything goes as expected, the official confirmation of Francisco Trincão’s departure should happen soon.

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