Sporting maestro close to moving to Turin and leaving Alvalade for good | OneFootball

is well on his way to leaving Sporting and continuing his career at Torino, at a time when he is no longer part of the lions' plans. The 27-year-old midfielder has attracted the interest of the historic Italian club, which is looking to strengthen its midfield and has already made contact to secure the player developed at the Alcochete Academy.

The Turin club has reportedly even submitted an offer to Sporting’s SAD for the Portugal under-21 international, with the parties now discussing the terms of the deal, according to the newspaper 'Record'. Initially, Sporting were looking for a fee of between €8 million and €10 million, but the board is said to be willing to lower that demand.

The possible move could allow Torino to overtake PAOK in the race. The Greek club has also shown interest in the midfielder, but decided to postpone negotiations with the lions while waiting for clarity on its European campaign. PAOK face Brann this Thursday in the second leg of the Conference League playoff, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg played in Thessaloniki.

The midfielder - who is hurt by the lions - arrived at Sporting back in 2007/08 and, since then, has won three league titles, one Portuguese Cup and two Allianz Cups. Across 161 matches for the first team, he has recorded 17 goals and 15 assists.

The departure fits into the squad-reduction operation that the SAD is carrying out in this transfer window. Besides the midfielder, Sporting are looking to find a solution for Pote, while Koba Koindredi and Sotiris Alexandropoulos are also among the players the club’s officials want to move on.

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