Australian forward Garang Kuol trained with Sporting CP in Lisbon amid talk of a national-record move. The reported price tag would mark a new standard for an Australian export. Sporting analysts suggested Lisbon is Kuol's first-choice landing spot despite interest filtering from bigger English sides. Failing to lock into rigid structures, the forward put in time with the Portuguese outfit as the guessing game jumped. Club staff voiced optimism about closing out a deal.