Romano: winger wanted by Sporting heading to Shakhtar | OneFootball

Gabriel Mec, a Grêmio player who was linked with Sporting as recently as last May, could be close to joining Shakhtar Donetsk in this transfer window. For now, the figures involved are still unknown.

which reveals that talks between the two clubs are already at a very advanced stage.

It is worth remembering that the Ukrainian club has been very active in this transfer window, with the aim of strengthening the squad with top players so it can compete at the highest level in the Champions League. In this case, the next signing could indeed be the Brazilian.

At the time when Sporting were interested, Brazilian sources pointed to a fee of around €16 million as the starting point for any negotiations, a figure that reflects the investment placed in one of the club’s great hopes for the future.

In 2026, Gabriel Mec - valued at €16 million - has already played a total of 29 matches for Grêmio.

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