Sporting take fresh stance on interest in Karim Coulibaly | OneFootball

Karim Coulibaly is not among Sporting’s options to strengthen the heart of the defense. The 19-year-old, currently at Werder Bremen, had recently been linked with the green-and-white club, but that is not actually the case.

According to the newspaper Record, the reported interest put forward by Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur does not match the plans of the Lions’ hierarchy. The German center-back is not on Sporting’s list of players under consideration, at least for this transfer window.

Besides the Turkish journalist, Luca Bendoni also reported the green-and-whites’ interest in signing the 19-year-old player, who has a release clause of €50 million. Nottingham Forest are also said to be interested in the player and therefore emerge as a potential rival to the Lions.

He made 27 appearances for Werder Bremen last season and has attracted attention in the market thanks to his regular playing time despite his young age. Even so, the defender’s name is not being worked on in Alvalade and, for now, there is no intention of moving forward with a possible signing.

Sporting Sporting remain alert to opportunities to strengthen the center of the defense, and the German center-back’s name came up among the players referenced by the green-and-white structure at a time when the Lions lost Ousmane Diomande — but, on the other hand, secured the signing of Ibrahima Ba.

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