Daniel Bragança set for Sporting return, date confirmed | OneFootball

It was expected that Daniel Bragança would return to the field by the end of 2025, but now it is known that the Portuguese midfielder's return might have been delayed, especially compared to the timeline given to Nuno Santos - October.

According to the newspaper Record, the 'number 23' of the lions still does not have a 100% defined date, however, it is possible that it will only happen in the last third of the current sports season, provided there is no setback in his recovery.

It is worth remembering that the midfielder suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the match against Arouca and missed the major decisions of last season, dealing with the second serious injury of his career. Although he has already put aside the crutches and is performing some exercises and light running on grass, the path remaining for the midfielder to achieve a successful recovery is still lengthy.

The lions' coach, however, has a reinforced midfield this season to avoid the problems that arose in the past season. Even without Bragança, Sporting will have Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita, Zeno Debast, Giorgi Kochorashvili, João Simões, and also Pedro Gonçalves and young talents from the academy.

In the 2024/25 season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Daniel Bragança – valued at 12 million euros – played 29 matches: 18 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 1,590 minutes played, he scored four goals and made nine assists.

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