Pote leaving Sporting? Vítor Almeida Gonçalves says he's open... | OneFootball

Vítor Almeida Gonçalves believes Sporting will not let Pote leave for less than 30 million euros. Along those same lines, the journalist laid out the main parameters regarding a possible departure of the Leonine number 8 - who received clarification from Roberto Martínez - although he stressed that, at the moment, the valuation standpoint is not the most favorable.

"Sporting are open to listening to offers. If a good proposal comes in, the Club certainly will not stand in Pote’s way. For everything he has already done at Alvalade. He has been part of Varandas’ 'winning' Sporting from the very beginning," he began by saying on Record newspaper’s podcast.

"But, on the other hand, we have to look at the player’s age, his current moment, his career, and what he has already given to Sporting. He was the most important player in Sporting’s first title, in the return to winning titles," the journalist highlighted.

"This departure could happen. Pote has always expressed the desire to try a more competitive league. On the other hand, the conditions for that, from a valuation point of view, are not the best right now," Vítor Almeida Gonçalves stressed.

"However, I do not believe Sporting will allow him to leave for less than 30 million euros, for example. It seems difficult to me that that would happen. The expectation for the best deal would always be an offer, well, in the region of 50 to 60 million," he concluded.

This season, playing for Sporting, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 28 million euros - has made 29 appearances. In 2,096 minutes played, the footballer, who is protected by an 80 million euro release clause until 2030, has already scored 14 goals and provided seven assists for his teammates.

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