Gonçalo Inácio leaving? Sporting have no doubts over centre-back | OneFootball

Sporting are absolutely calm about Gonçalo Inácio’s future. The centre-back has been linked with Barcelona in recent hours, but no offer for the Portugal international has reached Alvalade, neither from the Catalan club nor from any other side.

According to newspaper A Bola, the approaches that have emerged around the player have also not turned into any concrete move. The green-and-white hierarchy see the rumours as natural at this stage of the transfer window and are not expecting the captain to leave.

Inácio’s absence from the starting XI in the 3-1 win over Alverca increased speculation, but Rui Borges clarified after the match that the decision was purely tactical. There was no connection whatsoever between him being on the bench and a possible transfer.

Frederico Varandas reinforced that position and even resorted to irony when asked about the alleged Catalan interest. “The market is open, two more players will come in and there will almost certainly be departures, but not Inácio. Was he on the bench? I’m not the coach... Unless president Laporta has lost my phone number, given that people are talking about Barcelona,” he said.

Gonçalo Inácio is under contract with Sporting until June 2030 and is protected by a €60 million release clause. For now, in Alvalade there is no sign whatsoever that the 24-year-old defender’s future could involve leaving in this transfer window.

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