Sport Witness reported on the afternoon of July 28th, relaying the Portuguese daily O Jogo, that Sporting have been informed of concrete English interest in Geny Catamo and are braced for offers in the €35m-€40m range, with Villa, Fulham and Burnley the clubs credited. All three watched the Mozambique winger last season; Burnley's relegation to the Championship has weakened their position, leaving Villa and Fulham as the two who can offer the Premier League move the 25-year-old is said to want. Sporting are reluctant sellers. Catamo carries a €60m release clause and is contracted to 2029 after a mid-season renewal that nearly doubled his salary to around €700,000 a year, and the club paid Amora €2.25m at the start of last season for a further 65% of his economic rights, so they control any sale. Rui Borges has told him he is fundamental to a squad already stripped of Morten Hjulmand, Francisco Trincão, Hidemasa Morita and Geovany Quenda, with Ousmane Diomande and Pedro Gonçalves also close to leaving. Catamo finished last season with eight goals and four assists and has started all three of Sporting's open pre-season fixtures, scoring twice. The link is not new — Villa have been credited with interest since early 2025 — but the reported price range is a sharp increase on anything previously discussed. No Villa approach or bid has been reported, and it sits alongside Read Aston Villa's July 28th reporting that a second wide signing follows rather than precedes an outgoing deal.
Primary source: O Jogo, relayed by Sport Witness (Pedro Reinert) · last corroborated July 28th.
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| July 28th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 11% (linked) — source: O Jogo, relayed by Sport Witness (Pedro Reinert). Sport Witness reported on the afternoon of July 28th, relaying the Portuguese daily O Jogo, that Sporting have been informed of concrete English interest in Geny Catamo and are braced for offers in the €35m-€40m range, with Villa, Fulham and Burnley the clubs credited. All three watched the Mozambique winger last season; Burnley's relegation to the Championship has weakened their position, leaving Villa and Fulham as the two who can offer the Premier League move the 25-year-old is said to want. Sporting are reluctant sellers. Catamo carries a €60m release clause and is contracted to 2029 after a mid-season renewal that nearly doubled his salary to around €700,000 a year, and the club paid Amora €2.25m at the start of last season for a further 65% of his economic rights, so they control any sale. Rui Borges has told him he is fundamental to a squad already stripped of Morten Hjulmand, Francisco Trincão, Hidemasa Morita and Geovany Quenda, with Ousmane Diomande and Pedro Gonçalves also close to leaving. Catamo finished last season with eight goals and four assists and has started all three of Sporting's open pre-season fixtures, scoring twice. The link is not new — Villa have been credited with interest since early 2025 — but the reported price range is a sharp increase on anything previously discussed. No Villa approach or bid has been reported, and it sits alongside Read Aston Villa's July 28th reporting that a second wide signing follows rather than precedes an outgoing deal. |
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