Sporting set to extend Gonçalo Inácio’s contract... but there’s a catch | OneFootball

Sporting aims to renew the contract with Gonçalo Inácio, if the central defender does not leave the Alvalade Club in the next few hours to join Al Ittihad. The Middle Eastern club is very interested in the player trained at the Alcochete Academy, and is offering 55 million euros to the green and white officials.

Sporting promises to make an effort to keep Gonçalo Inácio, and is unlikely to negotiate any amount below 60 million euros. However, the lions will have to wait until the end of the day, which also marks the end of the transfer window in Saudi Arabia, to be sure they still have the central defender in Rui Borges' squad.

If that happens, Gonçalo Inácio will be rewarded by Sporting. The lions want to renew the contract of the central defender trained in Alcochete, with an extension of the contract, a salary review that will make him one of the highest earners in the squad, and a probable increase in the release clause to the level of 80 million euros.

This is another matter that the Sporting officials are looking to resolve soon. Besides Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Trincão, Geny Catamo, and Ousmane Diomande are also targets for contract negotiations to extend their ties with the Alvalade Club.

Before proceeding with these processes, the green and white officials will wait for the end of the transfer window in peripheral leagues. It is worth noting that, with St. Juste's demotion to Sporting's B team, the lions would only have Ousmane Diomande, Zeno Debast, and Eduardo Quaresma as natural central defenders in the main squad, if Gonçalo Inácio's departure is confirmed.

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