Leonino exclusive: Frederico Varandas set to offload Sporting midfielder | OneFootball

Samuel Justo will leave Sporting at the end of the season. As revealed by our newspaper in this Leonino Exclusive, the midfielder is not part of Rui Borges' plans and Frederico Varandas has already decided to allow the young Portuguese international to leave.

The truth is that the player’s contract with the Alvalade club expires at the end of the current season and, according to a source close to the process, Sporting’s management is not interested in renewing it. This means it is possible he will leave on a free transfer.

After an unsuccessful loan spell at Farense in 2024/25, this season Samuel Justo ended up staying with Sporting’s B team, under the guidance of João Gião. However, the midfielder is not seen as a future prospect for Rui Borges in the main squad of Sporting.

Loaned to the Algarve side in the second half of last season to get more regular playing time, the youngster played only five matches since January and did not spend more than 206 minutes on the pitch for the southern Portuguese team.

This season, Samuel Justo has played 14 matches for Sporting B, all in the Segunda Liga. In total, the player was chosen by João Gião to be on the field for 1,133 minutes, during which he provided just one assist for his teammates.

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