Leonino exclusive confirmed! Sporting full-back off to 8th-placed side | OneFootball

José Silva is expected to leave Sporting again in this summer transfer window, as first reported by our newspaper, in a Leonino Exclusive. The 20-year-old right-back is not part of the plans to join the B team next season and everything is in place for him to continue his career at Arouca, once again on loan.

The youngster, who recently won the Maurice Revello Tournament while representing the National Team, knows the Serra da Freita club well. In the second half of the 2025/26 season, he played for Arouca on loan from the Lions, although he had few opportunities due to strong competition from Tiago Esgaio.

Despite his limited playing time, Arouca’s officials were pleased with the potential shown by the defender and want to secure his stay. Even so, Sporting know that there are other clubs monitoring the player’s situation, and his contract with the Lions runs until June 2028.

At Alvalade, the idea is to keep José Silva in the Primeira Liga, as the club’s hierarchy believes that, after experiencing the top flight, a return to Liga 2 would make no sense for the player’s development. In addition, Rui Borges currently has Iván Fresneda, Georgios Vagiannidis and Salvador Blopa as options for the right side of the defence.

Francisco Silva, Miguel Alves, Flávio Gonçalves, Mauro Couto and Rafael Nel were also part of the Portuguese team that won the prestigious under-21 competition.

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