Sporting to double salary of Rui Borges’ player | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande is expected to be one of the next players to renew his contract with Sporting, but for that to happen, the Lions know they will likely have to double the Ivorian's salary. The central defender's agents will land in Lisbon this week to discuss all the nuances of the deal.

According to information provided by the newspaper A Bola, the Lions are aware that the extension of the Ivorian international's contract will only happen if his salary increases, as currently, it is considered to be at a "low level" in the hierarchy of the rest of the green and white squad's wages. Therefore, it will have to more than double.

Just as is expected to happen with Pedro Gonçalves, Sporting's goal is to extend Diomande's contract until 2030, but the player's salary ends up being the issue that could give the Lions the most work. The salary has been automatically increasing over the past few years, as was contractually planned and according to the goals achieved, but it is still considered quite low.

The same source reveals that Diomande is in the bracket of 400,000 clean euros per year - that is, 800,000 with taxes. With the salary increase, Sporting intends to secure the player, who was very close to leaving Alvalade for Crystal Palace in the last transfer market. Even so, the termination clause should remain at 80M.

This season, with the Sporting jersey, Ousmane Diomande - valued at 45 million euros - participated in two matches. The international center-back for Ivory Coast was a starter in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, playing 68 minutes against Benfica, and also against Casa Pia, being on the field for 58 minutes before getting injured.

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