Sporting take bold step with fans’ scapegoat... and Rui Borges grins | OneFootball

Sporting recently saw the transfer market close, and is trying to 'put the house in order' and resolve pending issues for Rui Borges.

Geny Catamo will soon see Sporting increase his salary. The Lions want to considerably raise the salary of a player who has established himself as a starter in Rui Borges' team, but who recently received bad news in his homeland.

The information is revealed by the newspaper A Bola. According to the national press, Sporting even tried to initiate talks at the end of the last season, but the market put any possible agreement between the Club and the player on hold, in case there were interested parties abroad.

There were interested parties, but not the desired proposal. Both Aston Villa and Fenerbahçe inquired about Geny Catamo, but neither club reached the 25 million euros fixed for the player that Sporting wanted, and Geny Catamo ended up staying at Alvalade.

Thus, with the transfer market closed, the Lions' officials decided to move forward with the contract renewal for the winger. Although the current contract lasts until June 2028, which gives the Lions some leeway, Sporting wants to increase Geny Catamo's salary, as he is one of the lowest earners in the Lions' squad.

The clause is expected to remain at 60 million euros, the contract extension is yet to be discussed, but the increase is a certainty. It should be noted that Geny Catamo has assumed a starting role under Rui Borges, even in the face of criticism from several fans, and as such, he has enjoyed an increasingly important role in the green and white Club, which the Lions' officials want to reward soon.

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