Sassuolo has observed Estrela Amadora's 23-year-old Cape Verdean-Dutch right-back, Sidny Cabral, more than once, but they have competition from within Serie A, as Fiorentina and Lecce are also monitoring him. The player, who is regarded as a revelation in the Portuguese league, has also attracted significant interest in Portugal. Benfica is also very interested and is prepared to pursue his signing in the January market. Estrela Amadora has set an initial valuation of 8 million euros for Cabral, who holds an EU passport. Cabral, who joined the club in July 2025, has a contract until June 2028 and has scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in 15 league appearances this season. For the Cape Verde national team, he has 6 caps and 1 goal. His Transfermarkt market value is currently €2.00m. In November 2025, it was reported that Estrela Amadora had rejected offers from Belgian and Turkish clubs and would not sell for less than €7.5 million. The same reports mentioned a release clause of €20 million.