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Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Sporting’s Maxi Araujo in the summer.

The Uruguay international is attracting the interest of a number of clubs and Chelsea and Tottenham are both on the list.

Araújo joined the Lions from Mexican side Toluca in August 2024. He has been a regular, operating mainly as a left-back, and occasionally as a wing-back and winger.

This season, he has played 35 matches and 27 were as left-back. In those matches he has scored six goals and provided four assists.

League statistics per game will give an idea of ​​his overall play in both attack and defence.

• Big chances made: 2
• Main Street: 1.2
• Shots on target: 0.6
• Goal conversion: 13%
• Interception: 1.1
• Tackle: 1.9
• Ball Recovery: 3.8
• Clearance: 1.3
• Duel won: 5.8

Their performance and versatility can make them an attractive option in the market, and one that will not go unnoticed.

Chelsea and Tottenham travel for Maxi Araujo

Fullback is on the front page of today’s edition record. His favorite players are the Blues, Spurs, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, with ‘Crazy for Maxi’ written all over them in bold letters.

In the report, the newspaper details the work done so far by the two Premier League sides and others.

Earlier this week, Sporting overcame a 3-0 first leg defeat by defeating Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League last 16. The Lions won the match 5–1 in extra time and secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Araújo played 110 minutes and scored the fourth goal in extra time, which was crucial for Sporting to advance in the competition.

Napoli and Atalanta have already taken a look at him.

‘Interest has increased’ as Chelsea, Tottenham, La Liga sides and the Rossoneri are now keen. In fact, four clubs went to Portugal specifically to watch the South American.

The Blues signed Giovani Quenda and Dario Assugo from the Lions in 2025. Earlier in the season, Sport Witness broadcast news Chelsea are traveling to Portugal in search of more players.

Chelsea, Spurs and two other clubs have gathered positive reports about Araújo and whether that is enough to make a move is not yet clear.

Why can summer deals be complicated?

Sporting, from their perspective, want to offer him an extension to improve on his current salary of €650-700k per year. He has a release clause of €80 million and whether this will increase with a new deal is unclear.

Maxi Araujo has a contract until 2029, and Transfermarkt keeps his value €25m. The agency manages the GBG Global Business Group player. They manage 83 players including Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Santiago Bueno.

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– Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 19 March 2026

The Dallas Mavericks have seen their fair share of ups and downs during Mark Cuban’s ownership. They have seen many top-class players play for the franchise, from Dirk Nowitzki to Luka Doncic and now Cooper Flagg.

However, the Mavs have missed out on several big names over the years, and one reason for this is selecting the wrong players in various drafts. When asked about his biggest misses over the past few years, owner Mark Cuban gave two very valid responses in the form of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Maxey.

“Oh, there are a lot of them. Tyrese Maxi was a big miss for us recently. Greek Freak [Giannis Antetokounmpo] Was probably the biggest,” he said on the Adam Friedland Show, according to HoopsHype.

And well, that makes perfect sense. Dallas had the No. 13 and No. 18 picks in the 2013 and 2020 drafts, with Antetokounmpo selected as the 15th and 21st overall picks, respectively. Instead, Dallas selected Kelly Olynyk and Josh Green in their respective drafts.

Despite this, both Giannis and Maxi have established themselves as All-Stars in their final homes with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers. However, it would definitely hurt more to miss the Greek Freak.

The Bucks’ talisman has also become a 10-time All-Star and two-time MVP. He is on his way to becoming a Hall of Famer and by the time he retires, he may be viewed as one of the best players in modern NBA history.

On the other hand, Tyrese Maxey has also established himself as one of the best young offensive stars in the NBA. The 2024 MVPs have continued to improve their averages year after year, and Cuban has every right to view these two players as his biggest misses.

Tyrese Maxey had a stellar performance as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 135-108 at Target Center on Sunday, giving Anthony Edwards a frontcourt seat — unfortunately for him.

Maxey had a game-high 39 points on 16-of-28 shooting with three rebounds, eight assists and two steals. The 76ers ended their four-game losing streak and improved to 31–26.

They also snapped the Timberwolves’ three-game winning streak, which came to 35–23. Minnesota played without Rudy Gobert and Nazi Reed due to a one-game suspension and shoulder injury, respectively.

In the third quarter, Maxey gave the 76ers even more momentum after making strong dunks over Anthony Edwards and Jon Beringer.

After the game, Edwards acknowledged Maxi’s huge slam and gave his teammate the All-Star high praise.

“He’s unbelievable. He already knows he’s one of my favorite players to watch in the league. He even attacked me today. I really don’t like it. He played very well,” Edwards said in a video posted by Timberwolves reporter Andrew Dukowitz.

“I didn’t know he was going down. I just turned my head. I was thinking he was going to lay it up, then he went and punched it. It was like a little early dunk, too. I didn’t even get a chance to stop it. But yeah, that’s why we play the game. I’m not mad at it.”

Tyrese Maxi on Anthony Edwards and getting dunked on

“He’s an incredible guy, he already knows he’s one of my favorite players to watch in the league. He even dunked on me today, I don’t really like it (laughs)… I didn’t know he was going down, I just took my turn… pic.twitter.com/GbOlgtciHA

-Andrew Dukowitz (@adukeMN) 23 February 2026

Ant-Man has always kept it real during interviews, and it’s nice to hear him give Maxi props. While Edwards, 24, is known for talking a lot on the floor, he is equally generous with compliments.

He finished with 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. He also had a game-high seven turnovers.

The Timberwolves will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.