Sporting in race with Porto and Braga to sign midfielder | OneFootball

Patrik Mercado is the latest name on Sporting's wishlist. The Alvalade club has shown interest in signing the midfielder from Independiente del Valle, but the process for the 22-year-old Ecuadorian is not expected to be easy.

This information is being reported by Ekrem Konur, a Turkish journalist specializing in the transfer market, who also states that the green and whites are not the only ones in the race for the midfielder. Porto and Braga are the two other clubs interested in the 22-year-old player.

In this case, the same source also reveals that the Minho team has the most advanced contacts for the young player, however, the deal is not yet closed, and there is still room for Sporting to try to divert Patrik Mercado at this stage of the negotiations.

In 2025, while playing for Independiente del Valle, Patrik Mercado - valued at 5 million euros -, has already played a total of 42 matches, accumulating 2,677 minutes on the field.

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