Varandas nears €300m spent at Sporting in just a few years | OneFootball

During Frederico Varandas’ presidency, Sporting have won several titles, while also making a very strong push in the market. So, after a year without trophies at Alvalade, the green and whites wasted no time and quickly made sure to secure three signings for next season. Zalazar, Pedro Lima and Issa Doumbia cost the club’s coffers a combined 55 million euros.

This strong investment has been a recurring theme since 2023/24. That season, determined to win the national title, the Lions spent close to 82 million euros, on players such as Viktor Gyökeres (€24M) and Morten Hjulmand (€19.5M). In the following seasons, other big names included Ioannidis (€22M), sidelined through injury, and Luis Suárez (€22.95M), who scored 28 league goals in his debut season.

So far in this transfer window, Zalazar and Issa Doumbia have joined that list. The Uruguayan midfielder, arriving from Braga, comes with Sporting fans watching closely, as he cost the club 30 million euros. Meanwhile, the Italian midfielder forced the Lions to pay Venezia around 20.5 million euros, placing the 22-year-old in fifth place among the most expensive signings in the history of the green-and-white club.

This run of higher-value signings began in the 2020/21 season, coincidentally the season in which the Lions were crowned national champions. Managed by Rúben Amorim, the Lions signed, among others, Pote and Paulinho, two key pieces for the club. Arriving from Famalicão, Pedro Gonçalves cost the green and whites 13.5 million euros, while Paulinho, coming from Braga, cost around 16 million euros.

With several market targets still in sight, including João Palhinha, Sporting are still expected to strengthen the squad further.

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