Ricardo Esgaio edging closer to sorting out his future at Sporting | OneFootball

Ricardo Esgaio was not called up by Rui Borges to participate in Sporting's match against Porto, in the fourth round of the Liga Portugal

Sporting may be very close to confirming the departure of Ricardo Esgaio, even before the end of the current summer transfer window. The right-back was not called up by Rui Borges for the Sporting - Porto match, in the fourth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, where the lions were defeated 2-1.

Rui Borges did not call up Ricardo Esgaio for the match, one of the players with the most experience in the green and white squad. Meanwhile, the reasons have been revealed: the newspaper A Bola reports that the absence of the Portuguese player was due to a probable departure from Alvalade in the coming days.

The situation of Ricardo Esgaio has been extended throughout the summer. The green and white full-back started as one of the 'dispensable' of the Sporting team, and the situation did not improve with the arrival of competitors for his position, namely the Greek Vagiannidis.

With limited space in Rui Borges' squad, and with his contract with the lions ending soon, Ricardo Esgaio was very close to leaving Sporting and heading to Corinthians this summer, something that did not happen due to debts that the Brazilian emblem has from previous deals.

Staying in Alvalade was a possibility, but, as the end of the transfer window approaches, Turkey emerged as a probable destination for Ricardo Esgaio, who has already missed the match with Porto due to this deal which, according to the Portuguese press, is imminent.

Remember Ricardo Esgaio's celebrations in Sporting's back-to-back championship:

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