Official! Amorim heads to Italy, Sporting target slips away from the Lions | OneFootball

It's official. Alex Amorim has left Alverca and is now a permanent signing for Genoa. The Italian club paid 8 million euros in a deal that could reach €10M depending on objectives. Overall, this is the biggest sale in the history of the Ribatejo club's SAD.

The footballer, who was on Sporting's radar, arrived in Portugal last summer from Fortaleza for around 300 thousand euros. The transfer fee will be partially shared with the Brazilian club, which is entitled to 30 percent of the deal (around €2.4M).

The strong season Alex Amorim was having caught the attention of several clubs. In addition to the Alvalade club, teams from France and Italy also showed interest in the player (Learn more HERE) who will now play for the current 13th place team in Serie A.

Rui Borges has six players for the midfield: Morten Hjulmand, João Simões, Hidemasa Morita, Giorgi Kochorashvili, and Daniel Bragança, with the 20-year-old being seen as a player with great potential for development by the green and white management.

Alex Amorim - valued at 2.5 million euros - established himself in the first six months of the season as one of the pillars of Custódio's team, which sits comfortably in 10th place in the table with 23 points: he started every league match and scored two goals.

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