U-turn! Conrad Harder edging ever closer... To staying at Sporting | OneFootball

There seems to have been a major turnaround in the deal that would take Conrad Harder from Sporting to the Italian league

Pedro Sousa, a Portuguese journalist from Correio da Manhã, revealed on NOW that the deal for Sporting's Ioannidis is close to falling through, which in turn will leave Conrad Harder at the lions this summer. This appears to be the latest development in the saga that has marked the last days of the green and white transfer market.

"There is no agreement and the difference between what Sporting offers and what Panathinaikos wants is too big. The Greeks want more than 20 million, Sporting is not there yet. Sporting wants to pay 18 million, but Panathinaikos wants something around 24 million. There is no agreement", Pedro Sousa began to explain, regarding the deal for the Greek international.

The Portuguese journalist then explained how this operation implies the departure of the young Dane: "Harder trained this morning, will train tomorrow and is an option for the game against Porto. And he may even stay at Sporting this summer. Harder will train tomorrow, and Milan and Rennes have already been informed that Harder will not leave if Ioannidis is not closed".

Still about the Greek striker from Panathinaikos, Pedro Sousa explained the following: "If they don't close Ioannidis in the next few hours, and that's not close to happening, Harder will stay at Sporting. The values that Sporting offers this year are lower than what they offered last year. Unless Panathinaikos decides to accept the player's request, the agreement is difficult".

"Sporting has no alternatives, Clayton is not being seen as an alternative. He is not in Sporting's thoughts", Pedro Sousa explained, to conclude, about the possibility of Conrad Harder leaving, in case the lions find an alternative to Ioannidis.

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