Alexander Sørloth is already in San Sebastián to sign his new contract with Real Sociedad, in principle as a loan for this season. The Norwegian striker arrived in the Gipuzkoan capital in the mid-afternoon of this Tuesday (around 6:00 p.m.) and wait at a hotel located near the beach of Ondarreta for the San Sebastian club to close the last fringes with the RB Leipzig of the assignment agreement for a campaign, with an effective purchase option in June of next year.
The intention of the Royal Society is to announce the signing of Sørloth tomorrow morning, with the idea that it can be presented this Wednesday so that it can be placed as soon as possible at the orders of Imanol Alguacil in Zubieta. For now, to go ahead with the relevant procedures so that your hiring can be official, the medical check-up will take place first thing in the morning at the Gipuzkoa Polyclinic and then, once the entire agreement has been formalized with the RB Leipzig, will sign his new contract with the txuri-urdin club. If all goes well, it cannot even be ruled out that he can be called up for this week's game against him. I raised, taking into account that it comes with a training rhythm after having completed the preseason with the Leipzig, and that it could have two sessions under the orders of Imanol.
Real Sociedad will take over the file of the Norwegian player, 25 years old and 1.94 meters tall (charges around 1.5 million euros) and then you will have an executable purchase option before June 30, 2022 encrypted at 8.5 million eurosTherefore, the total amount of the operation for the San Sebastian club is 10 million euros. Sørloth He has arrived in San Sebastián accompanied by his representative, from the Keypass AS agency. Installed in the Hotel Costa Vasca, wait for Real and Leipzig to close the deal, who only have a few small procedures left and finish crossing and signing the last documents of the operation. Sørloth is an absolute international with the Norwegian national team and he arrives at Real Sociedad to replace Willian José's departure for Betis, who is also on his way to Seville to sign for the Verdiblanco club.