Rio de Janeiro June 3 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon are in talks to sign teenage midfielder Wendel from Brazilian football club Fluminense for close to $11.28 million according to the player s agent.
Fluminense are close to accepting the $11.28 million bid from the Portuguese club after rejecting an initial offer of approximately $5.64 million Xinhua news agency quoted the Lance newspaper.
There has been a proposal for Wendel and we are negotiating agent Carlos Henrique was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
The parties are finalising the details and we are awaiting a final decision.
Wendel has made 17 first-team appearances for Fluminense having joined the club in 2015 from Tigres do Brasil.
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Sporting in talks to sign Brazilian teen Wendel for $11 mn
