Exclusive Leonino - Varandas looks to part ways with Sporting’s ‘rebel’ | OneFootball

Sporting will try to terminate the contract with Jeremiah St. Juste again, Leonino has learned. The 29-year-old Dutch defender continues not to play for either the A team or the B team, so the officials at the Alvalade Club believe this is the best solution for all parties involved.

Our newspaper reports, in this Leonino Exclusive, that Sporting remains committed to resolving the situation with the Dutch player as quickly as possible. Thus, Frederico Varandas is making a new attempt to end the player's association with the lions - which has been a topic of discussion recently.

This solution is seen as the lesser evil in relation to the drama with Jeremiah St. Juste. The player, who entered the final year of his contract with Sporting in the summer of 2025, was supposed to be sold during that transfer window, or at least that was the most desired outcome at Alvalade.

However, the player reportedly refused at least two offers to leave Alvalade - one from Osasuna and another from Union Berlin. He ended up staying at Sporting but was removed from the main squad due to an excess of central defenders under the command of Rui Borges. Demoted to the B team, the player has not yet played any minutes for the team led by João Gião.

Sporting already knows it will not receive any compensation for the player, but it is trying to minimize the damage, and avoid paying another six months of salary to a player who is not part of the green and white structure. Therefore, they will try to agree on a termination, and at this moment, the central defender's position regarding the proposal that should arrive soon is unclear.

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