Varandas admits terminating contract with flop who cost Sporting €5m | OneFootball

Sporting is still trying to find a solution for Sotiris Alexandropoulos, a 24-year-old midfielder who is under contract with the Lions only until the end of the current season. The Greece international is not part of the plans for either the first team or the reserve side, but the club still has some time to resolve the player’s future, as the transfer window in Greece only closes on September 15.

Signed from Panathinaikos in the summer of 2022 for €4.5M, the player has never managed to establish himself at Alvalade. In his first season, he made only 14 appearances and has since been repeatedly sent out on loan to Olympiacos, Standard Liège and Fortuna Düsseldorf, with none of those clubs moving to make the deal permanent.

During this transfer window, the midfielder’s name was once again linked with Greek football, with OFI Crete showing interest in signing him. However, the talks did not lead to a transfer, and Sotiris remained tied to Alvalade.

The possibility of a move to Greece remains on the table, precisely because the registration period in that country stays open for a few more days. Sporting can therefore try to take advantage of this window to find a club interested in the midfielder and unlock a situation that has dragged on for several seasons.

If no solution emerges in the market, another option would be a mutual termination of the contract. In that case, Sotiris Alexandropoulos would be free to negotiate with any club, while Sporting would free up space in the squad and definitively close a process that began with his arrival at Alvalade in 2022.

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