Sporting star wins over Arne Slot, emerges as Liverpool option | OneFootball

Zeno Debast is being targeted by Liverpool under Arne Slot in case the Reds fail to secure the signing of Marc Guéhi, the English international who plays for Crystal Palace. The upcoming transfer window may bring news about the Premier League club's interest in the Sporting player.

The information was reported by the Belgian portal ‘VoetbalNieuws’ and later confirmed by the newspaper Record, stating that the 'number 6' of the Alvalade Club is one of four alternatives if Liverpool fails in the aforementioned transfer, as it happened in the summer market. Besides Debast, Willian Pacho, Sven Botman, and... Ousmane Diomande are also on the English team's list.

With this news, Anderlecht remains very alert, as Sporting signed Debast from them in 2024 for 15.5 million euros - the Belgians also secured a 15% profit, which could still yield some income in the event of a player sale.

At this time, due to bonuses, Debast has already cost Sporting over 18 million euros: 15.5M fixed and 2M in individual and collective goals, which means the Lions will not easily part with the player. The Belgian international is contracted at Alvalade until 2029, with a release clause of 80M.

Currently, the footballer from the Alvalade Club is focused on his national team, as he was called up for Belgium's matches against North Macedonia, led by Dimitar Mitrovski - a former forward of the Lions' B team - (on the 10th), in Ghent, and Wales (13th), in Cardiff.

At the start of this season, Zeno Debast - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 10 official matches wearing the Sporting jersey. The Lions' 'number 6' has registered 638 minutes of play so far, but still without any goals or assists to his personal account.

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