Nestory Irankunda lands in Lisbon to join Portuguese giants Sporting

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irankunda-nestor/OdWRR5EU/"]Nestory Irankunda[/a] landed at Humberto Delgado Airport late on Tuesday night local time, after a delay on the flight that brought the winger from London to Lisbon.[/p][p]The winger arrived touched down after 10:00 p.m. and, upon leaving the airport, had very few words for local reporters.[/p][p]"[b]I'm very happy to be here, it means a lot. Happy to have the chance to play in the Champions League[/b]," said the Australian international, who was also asked to highlight what he plans to bring to Sporting.[/p][p][b]"I'm a very fast player. I'm a forward, I can play anywhere up front,"[/b] he replied. [/p][p]The usually reserved young winger admitted that he has [b]"not yet"[/b] spoken with Sporting head coach Rui Borges, [b]"nor with anyone"[/b] from the Sporting squad.[/p][image alt="Nestory Irankunda Career Stats" id="d721d31c-5209-40ff-8da3-ed1bff959098" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="669d7d53-d2de-4587-8bf2-e3e7f09716fb" original-width="2160" original-height="3840" /][p]On Wednesday, Irankunda will undergo the usual medical and physical tests, in Lisbon and at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete, before being officially presented as a new signing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting[/a].[/p][p]The 20-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Socceroos[/a] winger, who stood out at the 2026 World Cup, arrives at Alvalade from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a], with Sporting paying €15m (AUD$24.5m) for his transfer, plus another €3m (AU$4.9m) in performance-related bonuses.[/p][p]Nestory Irankunda will sign a five-year contract that expires in June 2031.[/p]