Sporting ready improved bid to Elton John’s club for striker | OneFootball

Sporting are preparing to submit an "improved offer" for Nestory Irankunda to Watford, the club that has Elton John as honorary president. According to the international press, an initial offer of £10 million fixed, plus a £2 million bonus based on objectives, was turned down.

The information was reported by journalist Marco Monteverde on the social network 'X' (formerly Twitter), who revealed that this amount was rejected and that, over the course of this week, Sporting's SAD is preparing a new plan to resume talks.

In fact, the Alvalade club already knew beforehand that £10 million would not be enough to sign the Australian international, especially since the Championship side had already rejected an offer of that value before.

Given Nestory Irankunda's qualities and price, Sporting believe they can secure this asset not only to increase his value in the future, but also for him to become the player Rui Borges needs in the squad: a piece capable of playing on both flanks, as well as as a No. 10 or second striker.

In the 2025/26 season, which was his debut campaign for Watford, Nestory Irankunda - valued at €8 million - made a total of 42 appearances. In the 2,211 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger, who is under contract until 2030, scored four goals and provided four assists.

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