After Pote, Frederico Varandas faces a new issue to solve at Sporting | OneFootball

After Pote's contract renewal, Frederico Varandas still has another issue to resolve within the Sporting team. The 'number 8' of the lions has agreed to renew his contract, which is now valid until 2030, and it seems the next name on the list is Francisco Trincão.

According to information provided by the newspaper Record, after the new contract with Pedro Gonçalves, the priority of the green and white management is now to secure a new contract with their 'number 17'. The intention to renew the contract with the 25-year-old Portuguese international is not new and has been a topic of conversation since the beginning of this summer.

Sporting has a series of tricks up its sleeve to ensure they can renew Francisco Trincão's contract. The native of Viana do Castelo is expected to join the team captains, have a new release clause set at 100 million euros, and receive a salary increase, despite already being the highest-paid player under Rui Borges, with an annual salary around 2M.

After Pedro Gonçalves and Francisco Trincão, the same source indicates that the next priority on the renewal list for the Clube de Alvalade team should be Ousmane Diomande. Despite having few minutes this season due to an injury sustained in the first league match, the Ivorian international is seen as one of the team's main defensive references.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Francisco Trincão - valued at 35 million euros - has played 10 matches. At the start of the season, the Portuguese international forward was a starter in all official games, where he has already recorded five goals and three assists.

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