Sporting avoid bidding war for Geny Catamo: offers at €35m-€40m | OneFootball

Geny Catamo is yet another Sporting player attracting strong interest in this summer transfer window. After the departures of Morten Hjulmand, Francisco Trincão, Hidemasa Morita and Geovany Quenda, and with Ousmane Diomande and Pedro Gonçalves close to leaving, Sporting’s board wants to avoid losing another key player.

According to newspaper O Jogo, Sporting have already received concrete approaches for the Mozambique international. Premier League clubs are considering bids of between €35 million and €40 million in an attempt to convince the board led by Frederico Varandas to let the ‘number 10’ go.

Aston Villa, Fulham and Burnley have already monitored Geny Catamo, who is also attracting interest in Saudi Arabia and Italy, where Fiorentina, Atalanta and Napoli have also been following his situation. The 25-year-old player dreams of playing in the English league, but Sporting do not intend to make a transfer easy.

The winger renewed his contract during last season, extending his deal until 2029 and almost doubling his salary to around €700,000 per year. Geny Catamo is protected by a €60 million release clause — the amount now being demanded by Frederico Varandas — and the Lions further strengthened their negotiating position by buying another 65% of his rights from Amora for €2.25 million.

Rui Borges sees the Mozambique international as a key figure, both for his performances on the pitch and his growing influence in the dressing room. The player has been told this directly, at a time when the squad is losing several of its main leaders from recent seasons.

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