Leonino exclusive: Vitória de Guimarães wanted Sporting player, too late | OneFootball

Vitória de Guimarães also considered securing the signing of Diogo Travassos in this summer transfer window, Leonino has learned. The right-back developed at Sporting had been on the Guimarães club’s radar in recent weeks, but the deal ultimately did not go ahead, at a time when the Lions were already working on including the player in the operation that took Rodrigo Zalazar to Alvalade.

According to information gathered by our newspaper, the Minho club did in fact seek to understand the terms of a possible deal with Sporting’s SAD. The young defender’s profile was highly appreciated by Vitória’s scouting department, especially because of his attacking ability, intensity, and room for development, which he still shows at 21 years of age.

Even so, Sporting ended up choosing a different path for the player. Diogo Travassos will move in the opposite direction to Zalazar in a deal valued at 30 million euros, which became the biggest transfer between Portuguese clubs in the history of the national league. Sporting’s board considered it important to use the full-back as a strategic part of the negotiations.

Although he has not yet managed to establish himself permanently in the Lions’ first team, Travassos is still seen as a player with room to grow in Portuguese football. Internally, there was a belief that the defender needed competitive stability and regular playing time to continue his development after several spells marked by injuries and some inconsistency in his recent path.

This season, Diogo Travassos - valued at 4 million euros - was loaned out by Sporting in order to gain more competitive rhythm. At Moreirense, he has already made 30 appearances, played 2,528 minutes, and recorded five goals and three assists.

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