Real Madrid: Faye & Mourinho Targets | Sporting News

Sporting: There is already an agreement between SAD Leonina and Granada to sign winger Faye. The 22-year-old Senegalese will cost Sporting 6.5 million euros, with the Spanish club entitled to 10% of the capital gains from a future transfer. In Alvalade, Faye has a contract waiting until 2030, with a termination clause of 80 million euros.

Benfica: In Spain, José Mourinho’s name was put forward on Cadena Cope radio as one of the hypotheses to take charge of Real Madrid next season, after the dismissal of Xabi Alonso. The interim Arbeloa is not seen as a strong enough name and the Merengue president, Florentino Pérez, may welcome the Portuguese’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu club.

Moreirense: The Minho club officially terminated the contract with central defender Marcelo, which ended at the end of the season. The Brazilian defender will now represent União de Leiria, from League 2.

AVS: According to the newspaper “O Jogo”, midfielder Bruno Lourenço is about to leave the Vila das Aves club, to join Olimpia Ljubljana, in Slovenia. If confirmed, he leaves AVS half a season after being hired from Amedspor, in Türkiye.

West Ham: The London club, whose coach is Portuguese Nuno Espírito Santo, agrees to sell midfielder Lucas Paquetá, who wants to return to Flamengo, but proposed that the player be immediately loaned back, in order to help the Hammers in their fight to stay in the Premier League.

Fulham: Welsh winger Harry Wilson has been in focus at the London club, to the point of attracting the attention of other teams in the English league, but coach Marco Silva does not admit a departure in January. “I know there will start to be some noise about the possibility of him leaving this window, but there are no chances, zero chances”, said the Portuguese coach of the “cottagers”.

Atalanta: The Bergamo club officially signed striker Giacomo Raspadori from Atlético Madrid, where he stayed for just six months, after being signed from Napoli. According to the Italian press, the transfer costs 20 million euros.

Manchester United: According to former player and current television commentator, Gary Neville, he considers Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti and Mauricio Pochettino to be the best options to take command of the “Red Devils” at the start of next season. The former full-back believes that the selectors of England, Brazil and the USA could be free after the 2026 World Cup.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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