Sporting Lisbon remain concerned about losing star attacker Yannick Djalo.
Djalo saw the transfer deadline fall on Tuesday still a Sporting player, but A Bola says the Lisbon club expect the transfer hype to ramp up again in January.
Aston Villa, Everton, Newcastle United, Genoa and several clubs from Germany all made contact with Sporting and Djalo's agent Giovanni Ferraro on Tuesday, but without following up with a concrete bid.
Djalo's asking price is set to drop to €5 million in January.
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