Leonino
·21 Agustus 2025
If Harder leaves, Sporting eye striker from Portuguese league

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·21 Agustus 2025
Conrad Harder does not plan to move this transfer window and wants to cement his place in the starting eleven, but he could be on his way out.
Clayton is Sporting’s top target Sporting, should Conrad Harder leave the green and white club. The Rio Ave striker is seen as the ideal replacement for the Danish forward, with the Vila do Conde club asking around €15M for the 26-year-old Brazilian striker.
The news was reported by SIC Notícias this Thursday, August 21. The Lions’ striker has been linked with Milan, Fiorentina, Leipzig, and Rennes. However, as our newspaper reported exclusively, the player does not plan to move during this transfer window and wants to secure his place in the starting eleven.
It is worth recalling that, recently, Clayton has been linked with a possible move to Sporting, but Frederico Varandas is not alone in the race for the Brazilian player. In addition to the Lions, Porto, Benfica, Torino, and Zenit are also interested in signing the Rio Ave striker.
Furthermore, the club from St. Petersburg made an approach to the Vila do Conde board worth 10 million euros, which was rejected. The northern club has made it clear that they only intend to negotiate the Brazilian striker for higher amounts.
In the 2024/25 season, wearing the Rio Ave shirt, Clayton - valued at 5 million euros - scored 18 goals and provided two assists in 37 matches. The 14 goals he scored in the league put him in fourth place on the competition’s top scorers list. This season, he has one goal in just one match played.
Watch Clayton’s goal from the last matchday:
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