Régis Le Bris tried to lure Sporting regular with 5x pay | OneFootball

Régis Le Bris' Sunderland have not given up on Geny Catamo and are preparing a new approach to Sporting later this week. The English club want to convince the Lions to let the winger go and have set aside a salary for the player five times higher than what he currently earns at Alvalade.

According to newspaper A Bola, Geny earns around €600,000 net per season at Sporting, costing the Lions' coffers approximately €1.2 million with taxes. Sunderland are willing to pay him close to €3 million net per year, a financially very hard offer for the Mozambican to ignore.

The first English offer is said to have been €30 million fixed, plus €10 million in add-ons, while also leaving Sporting entitled to 10% of a future sale. The SAD turned it down and Sunderland are now expected to raise the bid, potentially moving closer to €40 million guaranteed.

Even that amount may not be enough. Geny Catamo is considered indispensable by Rui Borges and, at this advanced stage of the market, his departure would leave Luís Guilherme as the only natural alternative on the right side of the attack. The closer it gets to the end of the window, the more Sporting’s stance should move towards the €60 million set in his release clause.

The 'number 10' started 2026/27 as an undisputed starter and has registered one assist in each of the first two matchdays: he played 78 minutes in the draw against Estrela da Amadora (2-2) and 66' in the win over Vitória de Guimarães (3-2). Sporting want to keep him at all costs, but Sunderland remain willing to test the Lions' resolve.

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