After Algarve camp, one player may not feature for Sporting again | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves is very close to leaving Sporting and the match against Portimonense (1-0), behind closed doors, may indeed have been the last time he played for the Alvalade club. The Portugal international is, by all indications, set to join Bruno Lage’s Al Diriyah.

After Francisco Trincão’s transfer to Al Ahli was made official, Pote has become the next case the green-and-white hierarchy wants to resolve before the start of the season. His dip in form last season is one of the reasons.

The green-and-whites’ 'number 8' was ultimately placed on Rui Borges’ list of players available for transfer this summer, with the Sporting board wanting to secure around €30 million from his sale, but the final fee is expected to fall a little short of that.

The truth is that the player did not feature in the Lions’ 7-0 thrashing of Strasbourg either. Issa Doumbia was chosen to take his place at the start of the match and even got on the scoresheet. Pote had been selected for the morning game, just like Daniel Bragança and Luís Guilherme.

During his spell at Sporting, Pedro Gonçalves made 243 appearances, scored 80 goals and provided 53 assists, winning three league titles, two League Cups, one Portuguese Cup and one Super Cup. The Lions invested €13.5 million to secure 90% of the player’s rights, meaning Famalicão will be entitled to 10% of the value of any future transfer.

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