According to Portuguese sports daily <i>A Bola</i>, negotiations are ongoing between the leadership of Sporting Lisbon and Tiago Ilori on the renewal of his contract.<br /><br />The hypothesis is that the 20 - year - old defender, widely regarded as one of the exciting prospects in the Portuguese championship, will extend his stay at the Lions for an additional three or four seasons.<br /><br />Under contract with Sporting Lisbon until June, 2014, Ilori has a release clause of 30 million euros. The youngster is managed by super&nbsp; - agent Pini Zahavi. <br /><br />Though Ilori has played for Portugal youth - team, he is still eligible to feature for Nigeria and England.<br /><br />This season, he has made three appearances in the Primeira Liga, including last weekend's game against Porto.<br /><br />Photo Credit: ogol.com.br<span class="irc_iis" id="irc_hd"><a data-ved="0CAcQjB0wAA" href="http://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=i&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;docid=Yj1WraFrAsGWOM&amp;tbnid=7gzkRqxiUAH3KM:&amp;ved=0CAcQjB0wAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ogol.com.br%2Ffoto.php%3Fid%3D62585&amp;ei=c0o3Ufa8B4fXPeXfgNgK&amp;psig=AFQjCNHcf2Ko32C_p6ifp_m78PPCvQBaHw&amp;ust=1362664435186833" class="irc_itl" id="irc_hol"><span id="irc_ho"></span></a><span id="irc_dim"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />