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Yeremay Hernández to Sporting CP

Quiet since 14 July 2026. Last report: Gianluigi Longari. Probability when it went quiet: 5%.

Sporting CP have identified Yeremay Hernández as their primary attacking target this summer, and the departure of Trincao to Al Ahli has directly reopened their pursuit of the 23-year-old Deportivo La Coruña forward. Talks between the two clubs are now active, though Deportivo are understood to value their player at somewhere between €31m and €44m, a significant sum for a player under contract until 2030. The story was moved forward by Gianluigi Longari on 14 July 2026, who reported that Trincao's sale had revived direct contact between Sporting and Deportivo. The day before, Matteo Moretto had noted that Sporting regard this as a genuinely difficult deal, complicated by both the asking price and, critically, the player's own wishes. Both reporters carry solid credibility, and the fact that two separate voices are pointing in the same direction gives the story real substance. For all that, this remains a long shot. Sporting need Hernández to want the move as much as they do, and Moretto's framing made clear that the player's willingness is far from guaranteed. The fee range is also steep, sitting well above his current market value of around €26m. Those two factors in combination make completion a difficult ask. The comparable deals on file for Sporting involve fees of €4m and below, none of them remotely close to the €31m, €44m being discussed here. This would be a deal of a very different scale for the club. Watch for any signal on Hernández's own position. If he indicates a willingness to move, the financial conversation becomes far more meaningful. Until then, the fee g

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