After all, Sporting could pay under €15m for a winger | OneFootball

Nestory Irankunda is getting closer and closer to joining Sporting. The 20-year-old Australian winger has been convinced by the project presented by the green-and-whites, which offers him the chance to fight for titles and play in the Champions League.

Negotiations with Watford are ongoing, but the offer submitted by Sporting’s SAD is below the 15 million euros initially reported, A Bola now reveals. The deal could come close to that amount through performance-related bonuses, and there is confidence that the process will be completed in the coming days.

Irankunda is expected to arrive to strengthen the left side of the attack, at a time when Pedro Gonçalves and Souleymane Faye are on their way out. Rui Borges will, however, gain a highly versatile option, as the Australian international can also play on the right, as a number ten, or as a second striker.

Watford have already rejected an offer of 10 million euros from Hull City and another worth 11.7 million submitted by Celta de Vigo. Sporting’s offer is higher than both, while the player waits for an agreement between the clubs so he can move to Alvalade.

In the 2025/26 season, his debut campaign for Watford, Nestory Irankunda - valued at 8 million euros - made a total of 42 appearances. In the 2,211 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger, who is under contract until 2030, scored four goals and provided four assists.

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