Exclusive Leonino: Updates on St Juste’s future at Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting is trying for a new outcome in the ‘soap opera’ with Jeremiah St. Juste. The leaders of the Alvalade club intend to finalize the termination of the contract by mutual agreement with the Dutch center-back, as we previously reported in this Leonino Exclusive. However, the player’s idea does not align with that of the Lions.

According to information gathered by our newspaper from a source close to the process, the green and whites are considering ending the contract early with the ‘number 3’, since his connection with Sporting only ends in June 2026. Even so, St. Juste is willing to remain linked to the Lions, even if he does not play for the B team – where he was relegated for the rest of the season.

The truth is that, in the summer, the situation was very close to being resolved. Despite St. Juste’s intention to stay at Sporting, he was informed that he should find a new club and even received interest from Besiktas, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Wolfsburg, with the Lions even reaching an agreement with Osasuna and Union Berlin, two options that the center-back ultimately rejected.

It is worth remembering that Jeremiah St. Juste arrived at Sporting in 2022 from Mainz, for around 10 million euros. Although he managed to show why Sporting spent that amount, the center-back was never able to establish himself as a starter, largely due to injuries that have always troubled him. The arrival of Rui Borges, and the switch to a system with two center-backs instead of three, ended up limiting the player’s opportunities even further.

In 2024/2025, St. Juste – valued at 6 million euros – played 28 matches for Sporting: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, and three in the League Cup. In total, the defender accumulated 1,385 minutes, without scoring or providing any assists.

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