Major Geny Catamo To Sunderland Transfer Update Amid Huge Wage Increase Claim

Sunderland reportedly remain in transfer negotiations with Portuguese giants Sporting over right-winger Geny Catamo, according to recent reports from the Sunderland Echo.

Earlier in the summer transfer window, reports emerged detailing Sunderland's interest in Sporting winger Catamo, who has a £51m release clause included within his contract with the Liga Portugal outfit.

Following that, negotiations have been ongoing between the two sides, as Sunderland look to strengthen their attacking ranks for Regis Le Bris despite Sporting's displeasure at potentially losing one of their standout players.

Recently, the Sunderland Echo have added that the two clubs remain in conversation regarding the Mozambique international's future, who has made a bright start to the 2026/27 Portuguese top flight campaign with two assists in his first two outings for Sporting this season.

Sunderland Echo reporter James Copley added on X that "Sunderland are making positive progress on a club-player agreement" with Catamo, who is "open to the move.", and that work permit options have been explored amid the prospective move, indicating that the transfer seems to be progressing positively.

Catamo would be an incredible signing for Sunderland given that Le Bris is in desperate need of a player with his profile, being a left-footed right-winger with an eye for goal and chance creation.

Now, with both transfer teams still at the negotiating table, a fresh claim has been made regarding the level of wages that the Stadium of Light hierarchy are offering the 25-year-old to bring him to Wearside.

Amid the ongoing discussions between Sunderland and Sporting regarding Catamo, Portuguese outlet Abola claims that the Liga Portugal giants are currently "resisting a £30 million fixed plus £10 million in performance-related bonuses."

In addition, the publication claims that Catamo currently receives a net wage per year of €600,000 (£514,000), but that the Black Cats are said to be offering a salary five times higher than that figure, in the region of €3m (£2.57m) per year/€57.7k (£49k) per week.

If the report is to be believed, then the financial incentive is sizeable for Catamo, and the sporting project currently at the Stadium of Light could not be poised for a more exciting trajectory following the seventh-placed Premier League finish and qualification for the Europa League last season.

From a red-and-white perspective, Catamo could potentially become the club's new record signing and surpass the £30m capture of Habib Diarra from Strasbourg last summer, if the big-money move materialises in the coming days of the summer transfer window.

It is pertinent to remember that Sunderland Director of Football Florent Ghisolfi has been chasing Toulouse left-back Dayann Methalie for several weeks in the window, with the 20-year-old set to be announced as a Black Cats new boy imminently despite the deal fading at times.

Ghisolfi and the Sunderland decision-makers have shown their patience in the summer window with the successful pursuit of the French youth talent, and this has also been exercised with the multiple persistent ploy for Catamo.

Given the attacking qualities that Catamo possesses, which Le Bris' squad desperately need, the Black Cats faithful will be hoping that the prospective move for the Sporting winger concludes similarly to the incoming £25.7m arrival of Methalie.