It hasn’t been done yet, but the discussion took a new turn last night. While Chelsea appeared to have regained control for a few days after signing Manuel Ugarte, he abruptly pulled out of the game late Sunday night, and a priori for good. The information disclosed by CBS has been confirmed to us by a source familiar with the matter, who indicates that PSG are now holding the rope to welcome the Sporting Portugal midfielder, whose departure clause is 60 million euros.
The reasons for the sharp turn of the British have not yet leaked, but this suits Paris, which will try to conclude an agreement in the coming hours. It is said in Portugal that Manuel Ugarte has always given priority to PSG, but the appearance of Chelsea in the negotiations suddenly shuffled the cards. In addition to paying the €60m requested by Sporting, the English side was willing to invest by acquiring minority stakes in the club.
An unprecedented and dubious method while UEFA has been keeping a very close eye on timeshare clubs in several leagues and Sporting’s funding has been under investigation since March last year. Is fear of lawsuits at the heart of this change of course? In any case, in the last hours, PSG was ready to launch the case on a legal level. Therefore, it is possible that this influenced the decision of the Blues to leave.
The 22-year-old Uruguayan defensive midfielder with the ability to develop as a torchbearer has been under the watchful eye of Paris-based recruiting manager Luis Campos for a long time. At Famalicana, before joining Sporting CP in 2021, he made 31 league appearances this season, including 28 as a starter. His contract runs until 2026. He has eight appearances for Uruguay but was not called up by Marcelo Bielsa for the June games against Nicaragua and Cuba. However, the Celeste’s new coach has embarked on a major revamp of his staff, bringing in young players.
Source: Le Parisien
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