Deal done! Pote leaves Sporting on loan; Find out where | OneFootball

It’s a done deal. Pedro Gonçalves is leaving Sporting and will continue his career at Fiorentina. The Portugal international will be loaned by the Lions to the Italian club for €2.5 million, with the Florence side holding a purchase option set at €22.5 million.

The deal also includes a clause that could turn that option into an обязательная purchase, if the player meets certain objectives related to his sporting performance, the Viola club will be required to move forward permanently with the signing,.

Pote therefore leaves Alvalade after six seasons in the service of the Lions, in a departure that became one of the main sagas of the transfer window. The player had expressed his intention to seek a new challenge and was even linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, with Al Ittihad and Al-Diriyah showing interest.

It was Fiorentina, in a deal completed right at the end of the transfer window, that managed to unlock the situation. The process reportedly involved the intervention of Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, with the parties finally reaching an agreement for the transfer of the No. 8.

The Portugal international also leaves Alvalade after playing a part in the Lions’ last three national league titles, as well as two League Cups, one Portuguese Cup and one Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

Pote in Tires before heading to Italy:

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