Academy XI

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Sporting CP academy

Renato Veiga

Defender · 23 yrs · Portugal

Now at Villarreal

€30.4mFEEwhat he is worth today

Villarreal CF paid Chelsea F.C. for him on 2025-08-22. Real money, disclosed. Source

59 months at Sporting CP between his 15th and 21st birthdays — no argument here.

That is 5 seasons of somebody driving him to training in the dark.

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