Varandas rejects Como's €25m bid, Fàbregas drops Sporting star | OneFootball

Como have put an end to their interest in Geny Catamo and no longer intend to move forward with the signing of the Sporting winger. The Italian club, coached by Cesc Fàbregas, saw the Mozambique international as one of their priorities to strengthen the attacking department, but ultimately walked away from the negotiations after successive rejections from the Lions.

In recent days, the officials of the Italian club still tried a new approach to Sporting, submitting an offer that reached €25 million. However, that amount remained well below the player’s €60 million release clause, leading the Italian club to definitively abandon the deal.

Faced with the uncompromising stance of Sporting’s board, Como decided to turn their attention to other transfer targets. The Italian side, who were one of the revelations of last season and secured an unprecedented place in the Champions League, were looking to strengthen the squad, but ended up removing Geny Catamo from their list of priorities.

On Sporting’s side, the intention is to keep the 25-year-old winger in the 2026/27 squad. The Mozambique international is part of the group of players considered essential to the team’s future, along with Ousmane Diomande, Maxi Araújo and Iván Fresneda.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Geny Catamo - valued at €25 million - made 47 appearances: 29 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 11 in the Champions League, six in the Portuguese Cup and one in the Super Cup. In the 3,144 minutes he was on the pitch, he recorded eight goals and four assists.

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