Player who snubbed Rui Borges leaves Sporting for Serie A | OneFootball

Deal done! Thierry Correia has already found a new club after ending his spell with Valencia. The right-back developed at Sporting will continue his career in Italy with Venezia, the team that recently secured promotion back to Serie A.

The news was reported by journalist Gianluca Di Marzio this Tuesday, who says there is a full agreement between the two parties. The Portugal under-21 international is expected to sign a two-year contract, with an option for a further year.

The move comes at a time when Thierry Correia had expressed in several recent interviews his desire to represent Sporting again. Even so, the player was never a concrete target for the Lions, largely due to the high salary demands associated with the defender.

“Of course, I’d like to play for Sporting again. It’s a dream of mine and of my family, who are all Sporting fans, also because of the years I spent at the Academy. I know it’s complicated, but it’s a dream of mine”, stressed the player, who has dealt with some physical problems in recent seasons.

Thierry Correia - valued at €3 million - made his debut for Sporting’s first team in the 2018/19 season, in which he played two matches. The following season, the full-back made five appearances before moving to Valencia for €12 million, in a deal completed in the final days of the 2019 transfer window.

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