Sporting winger wanted by Swedish club, Varandas open to talks | OneFootball

The Nordic market remains attentive to Sporting and, this time, the focus is on Mauro Couto. The 20-year-old winger has attracted the interest of Malmö FF, who already made an approach to the Lions during the winter transfer window.

Despite the initial contact, there were no concrete developments and the player remained at Alvalade, where he has been used mainly in the B team. This season, he has made 29 appearances under João Gião, with two goals and three assists, starting 23 of those matches.

With a contract until 2027, Mauro Couto is now entering an important stage of his career since, if he does not renew or is not transferred, he could leave on a free at the end of his deal, especially as the process of extending his contract has not been easy. The interest from Malmö remains, and a new move in the next transfer window has not been ruled out.

The winger arrived at Sporting in 2023/24, initially on loan from Paços de Ferreira, before being signed on a permanent deal. He has already had the chance to make his debut for the first team, with two appearances last season: one in the league, against Gil Vicente, and another in the Portuguese Cup, against Santa Clara.

Although he is called up with some regularity to work with Sporting’s first team by Rui Borges,

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