Leonino exclusive: Sporting keep Inácio, but Inzaghi has Saudi millions | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio is of interest to Al Hilal, Leonino has learned. The club managed by Simone Inzaghi is monitoring the situation of Sporting centre-back Gonçalo Inácio, but at this stage there is no offer or any concrete negotiations for the Portugal international.

According to what our newspaper has learned, the green-and-white captain’s name remains highly regarded on the market, even after Sporting managed to hold on to him amid the moves of recent weeks. The Saudi interest is real, but it is still at the assessment stage and without any approach that would force the SAD to take a position.

Inácio had a particularly hectic summer. The player was linked with Barcelona, a scenario that ultimately lost momentum, and was also on Milan’s radar. In the final stretch of the Italian market, it was even reported that the rossoneri had worked on a possible loan deal with an option to buy, before Sporting backed off and decided to keep the centre-back.

, revealing that Miguel Pinho, Gonçalo Inácio’s agent, was working the market. Even so, Frederico Varandas told Rui Borges of his intention not to lose any more of the players considered key members of the squad, a group that includes the defender.

Gonçalo Inácio - - has a contract with Sporting valid until June 2030 and a release clause of €60M. Al Hilal now joins the list of clubs keeping an eye on the 'number 25', although for now Inzaghi’s interest has not moved to a concrete stage.

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