Sporting CP revealed on Monday, in a statement sent to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM), exchanging players with FC Porto, resulting in a deal in which each club paid the other € 11 million (ME).
In a statement in which they disclose all the transaction values of the players during the last transfer market, the Lions refer to those who sent midfielder Rodrigo Fernandez to the Dragons for the amount of ME 11 and who paid the same amount of blue and white striker Marco Cruz.
These large sums invested in players with a small projection can be explained in light of the possible short-term accounting benefit for both SADs, as both FC Porto and Sporting may include the indicated amounts in the 2021-22 financial year, as well as the investment spread for periods corresponding to the timeframe. the validity of the contract.
The acquisition of Spanish striker Pablo Sarabia from the Frenchman from Paris Saint-Germain cost Sporting a $ 2 million commission on a non-repurchase loan, a transfer related to business departure of defender Nuno Mendes to the French club, also on loan.
The transfers by Ugarte, ex-Famalicao, and Ricardo Esgaio, ex-Sporting Braga, cost Sporting 6.5 million ME and 5.5 million ME, respectively, with the Famalicenses still guaranteeing half the value of the future sale.
In terms of departures, the highlight was the transfer of goalkeeper Luis Maximiano to Granada for ME 4.5. from defender Valentin Rozier to Besiktas for 5.1 ME and from midfielder Josip Misic to Dinamo Zagreb for two ME.
