Done deal · 2026

Souleymane Faye joins Lorient on loan (option to buy, €6.5m)

Sporting Portugal → Lorient · Loan + option to buy (€6.5m) · Value €8m · Confirmed

Confirmed 2 Aug 2026

Souleymane Faye, a forward, has joined Lorient on loan from Sporting Portugal, with an option to buy at €6.5m, confirmed 2 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Santi Aouna, 1 Aug 2026, 1 day before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · not reported
• Agreed · 1 Aug 2026 · Santi Aouna
• Here we go · not reported
• Signed · 2 Aug 2026 · Flavien Trésarrieu

More business at Lorient and Sporting Portugal

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• Srdjan Kuzmic: Viborg FF → Lorient · €3m · 31 Aug 2026
• Nosa Edward Obaretin: Napoli → Lorient · Loan + option to buy (€3m), loan fee €350k · 25 Aug 2026
• Isak Jensen: AZ → Lorient · Loan + option to buy · 22 Aug 2026
• Darlin Yongwa: Lorient → Norwich City · Free · 4 Aug 2026
• Gabin Bernardeau: Nice → Lorient · €1m · 7 Jul 2026
• Sambou Soumano: Lorient → Stade de Reims · Free · 6 Jul 2026
• Laurent Abergel: Lorient → Nice · Free · 30 Jun 2026

• Souleymane Faye profile, value & stats
• Lorient transfers & squad
• Sporting Portugal transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

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