Sporting splash out for Italian midfielder Issa Doumbia | OneFootball

Italian midfielder Issa Doumbia has signed a 5-year contract with Sporting. (Photo: www.sporting.pt) 

Sporting continue to be active early in the summer transfer market as they prepare for the 2026/27 club season.

The Lisbon outfit completed the signing of Italian midfielder Issa Doumbia on Monday, paying Venezia 20 million euros with a possible further €6 million in add-ons for the 22-year-old.

Doumbia has signed a five-year contract, which has a release clause of €80 million.

He is Sporting’s third signing in recent weeks, having purchased Rodrigo Zalazar from Braga and Pedro Lima from AFS.

“It’s the most important step of my career,” said Doumbia. “It’s the best club to help me develop.”

The signings of Zalazar, Lima and Doumbia signal a remodelling of Sporting’s midfield. Japanese stalwart Hidemasa Morita has left the club, captain Morten Hjulmand is expected to depart and speculation also surrounds the future of Pedro Gonçalves and Daniel Bragança.