Official! Sporting have him lined up for Gonçalo Inácio, but deal stalls | OneFootball

Official! Tiago Gabriel, who was on Sporting’s radar during the last transfer window and remains on the shortlist should Gonçalo Inácio leave in January, as our newspaper reported in an Exclusivo Leonino, has renewed his contract with Lecce until June 2030.

According to newspaper A Bola, the Italian club officially announced this Thursday the extension of its deal with the 21-year-old centre-back, accompanied by a significant salary increase.

Sporting know the player well, as he came through the club’s academy before going on to play for Vitória de Setúbal, Estrela da Amadora and later Lecce. Tiago Gabriel’s name was assessed in the last transfer window and remains a possibility if Gonçalo Inácio leaves Alvalade in the next window.

The renewal, however, strengthens the Italians’ negotiating position. Tiago Gabriel had already been linked with high figures during the summer, at a time when clubs from different leagues tried to understand the conditions required for a possible transfer.

Among the interested clubs was also Milan, now managed by Ruben Amorim, while in England there were also enquiries about the centre-back. Lecce chose to tie down one of the squad’s standout players and now makes any future approach from Sporting more demanding from a financial point of view.

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