Overview
- Sky and Kicker report a loan with a €5 million purchase option, with BILD saying the striker completed his medical on Wednesday.
- Ribeiro, 20, is a Portugal U20 international who netted the winner against Germany in October and is viewed as a developmental addition.
- He has 11 brief senior appearances for Sporting without a goal, 16 goals in 52 games for their reserves, and short loan stints at Nottingham Forest and AVS.
- Aiman Dardari, 20, is set to join Greuther Fürth on loan reportedly without a purchase option, with his medical expected shortly.
- Augsburg also moves Elias Saad on loan to Hannover 96 and previously sold Phillip Tietz to Mainz 05, and Ribeiro could be available as soon as Thursday if registered.