Leonino exclusive - Sporting get Luis Suárez's final word on future | OneFootball

Luis Suárez is no longer leaving Sporting despite the controversies in this transfer window, Leonino has learned. The player will soon return to training under Rui Borges after taking part in the World Cup with Colombia and will be the first-choice striker leading the Lions’ attack.

After the alleged interest from Fenerbahçe in signing the green-and-white forward, a rumour that even gained traction during the election process of the Turkish club, the move is no longer on the player’s mind. The ‘opportunity’ has passed, and the Colombian never expressed any desire to leave Alvalade to the Club.

According to sources close to the process, that possibility is not on the table for either Sporting or the player. Luis Suárez intends to embrace the 2026/27 season as an opportunity to surpass the numbers he managed to achieve in his first year wearing the Lions’ shirt.

For the season that is about to begin, the goals have been set: individually, the forward wants to once again fight for the status of the League’s top scorer. Collectively, the ambition is to help Sporting win the national title. 

In 2025/26, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at €30 million – featured in 53 matches: 32 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, seven in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

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