Exclusive Leonino – Sporting won’t let key player go for less than €25m | OneFootball

Sporting is preparing the ground for a possible sale of Geny Catamo in the next transfer window, but according to Leonino, the green and whites are not willing to let the Mozambican international go for less than 25 million euros.

Several European clubs have shown interest in the winger, but all inquiries so far have fallen short of the amount sought by the club’s management. As our newspaper has learned, offers in the region of 18 million euros have already been rejected, with Sporting internally reinforcing that they will only consider discussing a transfer if a club is prepared to meet the financial threshold set.

This stance has already been evident in previous transfer windows, including approaches from English clubs and others from different leagues, which were blocked for not meeting the required criteria. The player himself, who won the award for best goal of February, is already aware of the Board’s position.

The scenario therefore points to a possible outcome only in the summer market, when interested clubs may return with offers closer to or above the threshold Sporting has set as the asking price for the player, who is under contract until 2029 and has a release clause of 60 million euros.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Geny Catamo – valued at 15 million euros – has made 33 appearances: 20 in Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 2,038 minutes he has spent on the pitch, he has scored seven goals and assisted his teammates on four occasions.

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