Union Berlin chief blames Portuguese for losing St. Juste to Sporting | OneFootball

Jeremiah St. Juste was close to joining the German side Union Berlin in this summer transfer window, and it was Horst Heldt, the director of the German club, who confirmed that the transfer of the Sporting center-back did not happen due to Diogo Leite remaining in the squad.

"Diogo Leite wanted to leave and he could still leave the club as there are markets that remain open. In fact, he even stopped training so as not to risk getting injured. Our goal was to build a short and young squad. Since Diogo didn’t leave, we didn’t want to expand the group," explained the Union Berlin director.

Jeremiah St. Juste was repeatedly linked with a possible departure from Alvalade, and was even considered almost certain to join the Spanish side Osasuna, but for now, he will remain at the Alvalade Club, with whom he has a contract for one more year, that is, until the summer of 2026.

The relationship between Rui Borges and St. Juste deteriorated after last season’s home match against Arouca (2-2), in which he did not inform that he was not feeling at his best physically and made a reckless pass that resulted in an own goal by Rui Silva. The player has now been demoted to the B team.

In 2024/2025, St. Juste – valued at 6 million euros – played 28 matches for Sporting: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, and three in the League Cup. In total, the defender accumulated 1,385 minutes, without scoring or providing any assists.

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