Player Sporting refused to pay €4m for set to join Liga’s 11th-placed side | OneFootball

Rayan Lucas is set to return to Portuguese football to strengthen Alverca. The defensive midfielder played for Sporting on loan last season, but the green and whites decided not to exercise the purchase option set at 4 million euros.

According to the newspaper Record, the 21-year-old player is leaving Flamengo and will sign a four-season contract with the Ribatejo club. The Rio de Janeiro side may still retain a percentage of a future transfer.

The Brazilian is expected to arrive in Portugal this Thursday to join his new teammates. Rayan Lucas came through at Flamengo and began last pre-season in Alvalade with promising signs, even training with the first team coached by Rui Borges.

Despite the initial expectations, the midfielder ended up being used mostly in Sporting's B team, for which he made 22 appearances. He also made one appearance for the first team, precisely in a League Cup clash against Alverca.

. , when Alverca visit the José Alvalade Stadium on August 22.

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