João Muniz set to leave Sporting for good | OneFootball

João Muniz is on his way out of Sporting and is preparing to embrace a new project away from Alvalade. The 21-year-old centre-back was not included in the group that travelled to the Algarve for the pre-season training camp and is currently on the market, with the Lions looking for a permanent solution for the player’s future.

According to the newspaper 'A Bola', the player is set to end a link with the Club that began in 2019/20, when he joined the youth ranks. Throughout that spell, he progressed through the stages within the Sporting structure, also spending time on loan at Rio Ave.

Despite having been a regular presence in first-team training in recent times, the footballer is not part of the plans for the new season and will leave Alvalade during this transfer window. Sporting are now looking to find a solution that allows the Portuguese under-21 international to continue his career.

It is worth recalling that, in January 2024, Bayer Leverkusen even made a €10 million offer to sign the centre-back, as Frederico Varandas’ board and the rest of the green-and-white structure had high expectations for the player.

This 2025/26 season, João Muniz - valued at €1.5 million - has mostly been in action for Sporting B, although he has already made his debut for the first team - with six minutes in the League Cup. In the 23 matches he played in the Segunda Liga, he totalled 1,761 minutes, but without any goals or assists.

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