Since the Italian newspaper Tuttosport put Renato Sanches in the exclusive Golden Boy club in 2016, the Portuguese has struggled to shine again with his own light. The midfielder received this award for the best young player in Europe and entered a select club where he shares honors with Messi, Cesc, Aguero or Sterling but also with other projects that did not finish as expected as expected. Anderson, Balotelli, Götze or Pato, the latter two severely punished for injuries.
At 22 he has his entire career ahead but since leaving Benfica he is far from his best level. At Bayern he did not reach 2000 minutes before leaving on loan to Swansea. In the Premier League it was inconsequential and Lille ended up buying it for 20 million euros from the Bavarians, 15 less than the 35 that the Germans left in the Lisbon coffers.
In France it has counted more than in Germany and also, it continues to have a market. As explained by Gerard López, president of Lille, in an interview at L'Equipe he has received several offers for the Portuguese that come to double what Bayern paid for him. “We have offers of more than 70 million for Renato Sanches. He is not going to leave. The sports project is the first thing that happens to us. How many Ligue 1 clubs would reject more than 70 million for a player? Apart from PSG, tell me .. . “, assured the maximum agent chief executive of the Gallic set. According to the website specialized in transfermarkt transfers, Renato Sanches is currently valued at 16 million euros. PSG already tried to sign him when he was on the exit ramp at Bayern and, as they pointed out from France several months ago, the Parisians followed with interest the progress of the Portuguese international.
López assured that this summer's investment in Lille could reach 60 million euros in new signings, a money that will come much more after the market crash due to the coronavirus.
Those from Hauts-de-France achieved a place for the next edition of the Europa League and they aspire to get higher in the next campaign with Renato Sanches in their ranks no matter what offer comes.