The Real Sporting de Gijón is fully immersed in the LaLiga Hypermotion transfer market. With the focus firmly set on assembling a team of professional guarantees for the 26-27 season, the Asturian sports management knows that the continuity of the tactical block is essential to avoid the usual preseason adjustments. Therefore, the immediate priorities of the technical secretariat led by the Orlegi Group do not focus solely on scouting the international panorama for new faces, but on securing and protecting those players who offered a differential performance during the last season. The marathon of 42 games in the Spanish second division requires a competitive edge in the attacking line, and it is precisely in this area where the Gijonese club wants to fight its first major battle in the offices. The noble plant of Sporting works with total discretion and minuteness to retain its main attacking reference, avoiding the interference that always arises from abroad. The behind-the-scenes negotiations have intensified dramatically in recent hours, and the entire Sporting social mass remains on edge, waiting to know if the great desire of the fans will continue to perforate the rival nets with the red and white elastic. According to a rigorous and exclusive revelation by the prestigious regional reference newspaper, El Comercio, the Real Sporting de Gijón maintains open and fully active formal conversations to extend the stay of one of its most beloved and determinant players from the last campaign: the tireless Uruguayan striker Gianfranco Ferrari. The offices of El Molinón are smoking while the emissaries of the Asturian club try to find the right key to stamp a new clause in the loan contract. However, the definitive success of this ambitious strategic move does not present itself as a rose path for the Gijonese entity. The total viability of the operation to retain the 23-year-old striker will depend solely on the inflexible stance adopted by the Belgian club that holds the legitimate ownership of his federation rights, the Sint-Truidense VV. The Jupiler Pro League team, aware of the tremendous revaluation and excellent reputation acquired by their player thanks to the quality minutes played in Spanish stadiums, currently considers all possible options for this summer. In the Belgian offices, they do not rule out the possibility of forcing a multimillion-dollar transfer or even executing the option to retain the Uruguayan in their own professional team. The crossroads in which the Sint-Truidense VV finds itself complicates the execution deadlines for the Real Sporting de Gijón. The Belgian sports management is carefully analyzing the economic proposals that arrive at their table, knowing that Gianfranco Ferrari has a huge potential for modern European football. The risk that the central European squad decides to close the tap on a new loan to make room for the striker in their professional team is high, and Sporting Gijón must be prepared for any eventuality.