Australian forward Garang Kuol joined sessions with Sporting CP in Lisbon while stories pointed toward a record-setting transfer fee for an Australian player. The reported price tag would mark a new standard for an Australian export. Sporting analysts identified the Portuguese capital as Kuol's most wanted change of scenery despite interest filtering from bigger English sides. Unable to hold territorial shape, the forward put in time with the Portuguese outfit as the guessing game jumped. Club staff carried a confident tone about closing out a deal.