Official: Ivorian leaves Sporting, could fetch millions | OneFootball

Official: Club Brugge, from Belgium, has officially announced on its social media the signing of Chris Grombahi, the Ivorian winger who began his training at Sporting in 2017, who will continue his career in European football, but with the secondary team.

The 17-year-old forward will initially play for Club NXT, Club Brugge’s B team, which competes in the 2nd Division, where he will play on loan until the end of the season. It should be noted that the agreement signed between the two clubs includes an option clause.

The deal includes a purchase option of 2 million euros, a figure that could increase by another 500 thousand euros depending on the achievement of certain objectives. The young forward featured in the 5-1 victory over Alverca, in the Allianz Cup.

At the end of that match, coach Rui Borges did not hold back his praise for the 17-year-old player, even going so far as to call him ‘Geovany Quenda II’, a clear reference to his potential and the similarities with another of the emerging young talents from Sporting’s academy. Furthermore, the player posted a farewell message, but was forced to delete it.

This season, Chris Grombahi played 24 official matches, split between the first team, the under-23 team, and the juniors: 15 in the Liga Revelação, four in the UEFA Youth League, two in the U19 First Division, two in the Premier League International Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 1,596 minutes played, the player scored six goals and provided one assist.

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