Leonino
·14 August 2026
Pote and Daniel Bragança no longer even finish training with Sporting

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·14 August 2026

Pedro Gonçalves and Daniel Bragança continue to report daily to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, but they are no longer fully taking part in Sporting’s training sessions.The two players are not in Rui Borges’ plans and are waiting for their respective transfers to be completed.
then moving on to specific individual work away from the group. The Sporting hierarchy wants to avoid any physical issues that could jeopardize the ongoing deals.
Pedro Gonçalves is on his way to Al Ittihad, and the process has seen further progress, with the deal potentially being finalized in the coming days. Daniel Bragança, meanwhile, remains in talks to join Olympiakos, in a case that could also be resolved soon.
Rui Borges publicly admitted that he would welcome both “with great pleasure” if their departures ultimately did not go through. Even so, the possibility of staying at Sporting is considered very slim, and both will remain out of the squad while their respective situations are still active.
At this stage, Pote and Bragança are two of the board’s priorities in terms of outgoing transfers. Giorgi Kochorashvili is also being negotiated with Sevilla, but the two Portuguese players are the most urgent cases for the club’s hierarchy, which wants to definitively complete the squad rebuild.
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