Already recovered from an injury that hindered his start to the campaign, the Ivorian Ousmane Diomande once again serves as one of the main defensive leaders of Sporting de Portugal. The 22-year-old defender has made a total of 11 official matches so far this season.
As usually happens in these cases, its upward performance has not gone unnoticed. In fact, information that is published today Caught Offside alludes to the growing interest that the African arouses in teams of the caliber of Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle.
Costly
In addition to leaving this tough competition behind, the signing of the Abidjan native will inevitably involve overcoming a very tough negotiation with a Lisbon entity that has no intention of facilitating his departure and that, furthermore, can hold on to his clause, set at €80 million. Of course, the fact that the defender’s contract ends in June 2027 could work against him and end up forcing a sale for a lower price.
Forged in Midtjylland, Diomande survived a loan spell at Mafra before being permanently transferred to Sporting, a team that paid €14.5 million for the signing of a player who has nine official matches with the Ivory Coast National Team.
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