Leonino
·1 September 2026
Leonino exclusive, Sporting player in despair at Alvalade

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·1 September 2026

Pedro Gonçalvesstill has no clear future ahead of him and is going through a period of enormous frustration, Leonino has learned. With the month of September already underway, the Portugal international still does not know whether he will remain at Sporting or finally get the chance to embrace a new challenge.
According to information gathered by our newspaper from a source close to the situation, the situation has been particularly difficult for the player, who has been waiting for several weeks for a solution to his career. The Lions’ number 8 made it clear some time ago that he wanted to bring his six-year spell at Alvalade to an end and begin a new chapter.
One of the destinations previously linked with the player was Al Ittihad, from Saudi Arabia. The Jeddah club was mentioned as one of the possibilities for the number 8’s future, but it eventually changed its transfer market priorities and turned its attention to Ritsu Doan of Eintracht Frankfurt.
The situation has left Pote in a particularly delicate position. The 28-year-old player is seeing the options available to him shrink as the transfer window moves forward. The uncertainty has caused enormous anxiety for the footballer, who continues to work in Alcochete.
Sporting’s SAD, for its part, remains hopeful that an offer will emerge capable of unlocking his departure. Pedro Gonçalves is therefore still waiting for news, at a time when his desire to leave Alvalade remains, and the lack of a decision is starting to weigh more and more heavily on the player.
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