Varandas wants new deal for Sporting’s third-choice 🦁 | OneFootball

The contract renewal of Diego Callai is being considered by the management of Sporting. As revealed by our Journal in this Leonino Exclusive, Frederico Varandas and the rest of the structure have a lot of faith in the young goalkeeper and want to keep him at Alvalade.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, the goal of the Board led by Frederico Varandas is to extend the contract of the 21-year-old goalkeeper, who has a valid link with the Alvalade Club until the end of the 2026/2027 season.

Sporting. The fact that the youngster has only conceded one goal in the four games already played by the B team this season helps in the decision of the green and white SAD.

It is worth remembering that, still in the summer market, Sporting ended up disappointing Callai. When Franco Israel left for Torino, the goalkeeper believed he could be Rui Silva's backup, but the lions brought back João Virgínia to be Rui Borges' 'number two'.

This season, with the Sporting jersey, Diego Callai - valued at 1 million euros - has played four matches, all in Liga 2. For the B team of the lions, led by João Gião, the goalkeeper played all possible 360 minutes, conceding only one goal.

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