Rayan Lucas handed major boost over Sporting future | OneFootball

Back from the U-20 World Cup, Rayan Lucas has some good news waiting for him at Sporting. The player has been closely watched by Rui Borges who, due to the Lions’ chaotic schedule for the coming month, may choose to give the Brazilian his first minutes with the first team.

Although he arrived at Alvalade to strengthen Sporting’s B team, he ended up joining the first team’s pre-season training camp and, since the schedule is about to get tighter for Rui Borges’ squad, the 20-year-old midfielder is seen as a real option. It is mainly with the Portuguese Cup (Paços de Ferreira, 18th) and the League Cup (Alverca, 26th) in mind that the player could hope for some minutes on the pitch.

It’s worth remembering that the young Brazilian was loaned by Flamengo at the start of the season; however, he can be signed permanently by Sporting, as soon as the club exercises its purchase option, which can be activated by paying 4 million euros.

Rayan Lucas has impressed Rui Borges in these first months of work at Sporting, as our newspaper previously reported, exclusively. The player arrived in Alcochete to develop and grow with the B team, but his promising performances could earn him a debut with the first team in the near future.

At the start of this season, Rayan Lucas has already played four matches for Sporting’s B team, always as a starter. In total, he has already accumulated 304 minutes under João Gião’s management. The Brazilian midfielder has also already been called up for first team matches, but ended up as an unused substitute in those games.

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