Down to the details: Sporting’s latest offer for Faye revealed | OneFootball

Sporting and Granada are one step away from finalizing the agreement for the transfer of Souleymane Faye to Alvalade. After intense negotiations in recent hours, the officials of both clubs managed to smooth out differences and bring their positions closer, especially regarding the financial aspect, which was the main obstacle to the deal.

The Lions started with an initial offer of 5.5 million euros, significantly below the 10 million demanded, without objectives, by the Andalusian club. In the meantime, Granada's attempt to lower the price by keeping the player on loan until the end of the season fell through, a scenario immediately rejected by Sporting's management.

Having found the balance point, the newspaper Record reports that Sporting presented a new offer: 5 million euros fixed, plus 2 million in easily achievable variables, in addition to granting a percentage of a future profit to the Spanish club. A package that left the agreement very close to being sealed.

A clear sign of this was given on the night of last Tuesday. In the match against Rayo Vallecano for the Copa del Rey (a 3-1 defeat), Souleymane Faye did not leave the bench, even with the team at a disadvantage. This absence was interpreted as a protective measure while awaiting confirmation that the winger is indeed about to become a Sporting player.

This season, Souleymane Faye — valued at 1.5 million euros — has already played 20 official matches wearing the Granada jersey: 18 in the Spanish second division and two in the Copa del Rey. In the 1,574 minutes he was on the field, the player recorded two goals and six assists.

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