Sporting CP has locked down one of the more quietly coveted midfielders in European football, signing 24-year-old Sergi Altimira from Real Betis for a fixed fee of €18 million. The deal, finalized in late June 2026, includes performance-related add-ons that could push the total package to somewhere between €20 million and €22 million.
Altimira’s new contract runs through 2031 and carries a release clause of €80 million.
The deal structure and the players behind it
Super-agent Jorge Mendes facilitated negotiations on Sporting’s side. Real Betis negotiated a 12.5% sell-on clause, meaning they retain a stake in Altimira’s future market value. Altimira is a product of La Masia, Barcelona’s legendary youth academy, which means the Catalan giants are entitled to a solidarity payment through FIFA’s training compensation mechanism. That payment is expected to land around €400,000.
Why Sporting beat out the competition
