Souleymane Faye set for Sporting arrival date | OneFootball

Souleymane Faye is practically guaranteed as a new signing for Sporting. The 22-year-old winger is expected to arrive in Lisbon as early as next weekend to undergo the usual medical examinations and sign a contract with the Lions until the summer of 2030, with an 80 million euro release clause protecting the club.

The information is being reported by the newspaper Record, which also states that Sporting and Granada met again last Wednesday morning and defined the key points of the agreement. The deal should be closed for a fixed amount of 6 million euros, plus bonuses that may range between 1.5 and 2 million, in addition to a percentage in favor of the Andalusian club in a future transfer.

With the agreement between the clubs and the player practically finalized, only a few bureaucratic procedures remain, which should not delay the formalization or the exchange of necessary documentation to complete the operation.

With his departure well underway, Faye will no longer be used by Pacheta in Sunday’s match against Castellón, contrary to what the Spanish coach had publicly admitted. If everything goes as expected—and considering the Senegalese player arrives in competitive form—there is even a possibility he could be an option for Rui Borges in the home match against Casa Pia, scheduled for the 16th.

Granada secures a significant profit for a player acquired just a few months ago for only 500 thousand euros, but they are not the only beneficiaries. Talavera, the club that Souleymane Faye played for in 2022/23, retained 50% of the player’s economic rights, which already guarantees them around 3 million euros—a figure that could increase in the future.

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