Deal done! Famalicão star snubs Sporting, off to England for €20m | OneFootball

It’s a done deal. Gustavo Sá is indeed set to make the leap in the transfer market and leave Famalicão to join English football. The 21-year-old Portuguese midfielder is on his way to West Ham United, in a move that has already been confirmed.

Financially, the transfer is expected to bring in around €20 million, despite the midfielder being protected by a €50 million release clause and a contract valid until 2029, at a time when he had been linked with Sporting (read HERE).

The move to England now represents a new challenge, in a context where West Ham are competing in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League. The English project appears to have been decisive in convincing the player to make the move in this transfer window.

Developed through several Portuguese football academies, including spells at Porto and Dragon Force, the player ultimately established his path in Minho, at the club he had represented practically since 2018/2019. There, he progressed through the ranks until reaching the first team in the 2022/2023 season.

This season, Gustavo Sá - valued at €25 million - played 34 matches in the shirt of the Minho club. In total, he amassed 2,881 minutes, scoring four goals and providing two assists, making him an undisputed starter in Hugo Oliveira’s team.

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