Leonino exclusive - Sporting loaned Faye, but one clause changes all | OneFootball

Sporting loaned out Souleymane Faye in recent weeks, but there are new details regarding the agreement with Lorient. The French club has no intention of moving forward with a permanent signing of the player, Leonino has learned, despite the purchase clause set at €6.5 million.

According to what our newspaper has found out, the information is known to the club’s hierarchy, which is aware that the French side does not intend to keep the player beyond 2026/27. Therefore, unless there is a significant change during the season, the winger will return to Alvalade at the end of the loan spell.

The move to France ended up being a solution found by Sporting after no alternatives considered more advantageous for the winger emerged. The club’s officials tried to open the door to a possible permanent sale, but the options available on the market did not meet expectations.

For that reason, the SAD ultimately went ahead with the loan, even knowing that the deal did not guarantee a permanent departure. The purchase clause was included as a possibility for the future, but at this stage, the Lions already know they cannot count on that financial windfall as a given.

In the 2025/26 season, in the service of Sporting, Souleymane Faye — valued at €3 million — made nine official appearances: five in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League and two in the Portuguese Cup. In the 161 minutes he spent on the pitch, the player recorded one assist.

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