Sporting summer target rejected €17.5m and says: “No sleep lost” | OneFootball

Gustavo Sá, a midfielder who had been on Sporting’s radar in the last summer transfer window, confirmed that he turned down a multimillion-euro offer to move to Saudi Arabia. The former Famalicão player had a contract worth more than €17.5 million over three seasons on the table from Al Ittihad, then managed by Sérgio Conceição.

In an interview with Liga Portugal, the current Olympiakos player confirmed that the Minho club had even accepted the offer. “There was an offer and Famalicão accepted it. However, I was always hesitant, because it wasn’t a step I had envisioned in my career. It wasn’t because they were offering me a lot of money that I was going to picture that move.”

The 21-year-old explained that the financial side was never enough to convince him. “It’s not about them giving me one million more or one million less — and we’re talking about millions as if they were euros. Of course, sometimes I think it could have been different, but it doesn’t keep me up at night. I believe it was the best thing for me,” he said.

Gustavo Sá was also on Sporting’s radar during the summer of 2026. The Lions had been tracking the midfielder for some time and looked at his name again at a time when Francisco Trincão’s possible departure could have opened the door for a move for the then-Famalicão player.

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