Market stirs and Maxi Araújo could quit Sporting thanks to... Cucurella | OneFootball

Chelsea are paying increasing attention to Maxi Araújo and could move to sign the Sporting player in the coming weeks. Marc Cucurella’s departure to Real Madrid will force the London club to look for a new option for the left flank, and the Uruguayan international is among the most highly rated names at Stamford Bridge.

The interest is not new. Chelsea’s hierarchy have been monitoring Maxi for several months, carrying out live scouting and exploratory contacts with the player’s entourage. Now, with the need to find a replacement for Cucurella, the process could take on a new dimension.

Even so, Sporting do not intend to easily part with one of their most important players. Frederico Varandas has scheduled a meeting with the Uruguayan’s representatives to reinforce the intention of keeping the player at Alvalade and offer him an improved salary that would place him among the highest-paid players in the squad.

Maxi’s participation in the World Cup is also being closely monitored by Sporting’s hierarchy. The green-and-white officials believe that a strong campaign with the Uruguay national team — for whom he already scored in the opening match — could further increase the market value of the ‘number 20’ on the international stage.

Sporting. The Lions are aiming for figures close to the release clause, set at €80 million, and are showing no urgency whatsoever to negotiate the player’s sale.

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