St. Juste to leave Sporting, German move depends on Portuguese player | OneFootball

Union Berlin is expected to move forward in the coming days with the signing of Jeremiah St. Juste. The 28-year-old center-back is not part of coach Rui Borges’ plans and is likely to have his future in the Bundesliga. However, the Sporting defender’s move depends on the sale of Diogo Leite to Fiorentina to open up a spot in the German side’s defensive line.

It should be remembered that Rui Borges’ current protégé was very close to joining Osasuna; he even traveled to Pamplona to discuss the details of the agreement, but a disagreement over the length of the contract and issues related to tax details prevented the transfer from going through.

Union Berlin stepped in, putting the same 3 million euros on the table that Sporting had agreed with Osasuna, to secure Jeremiah St. Juste, who is set to leave the green and white club at the end of this August.

Although the player’s departure is becoming increasingly certain, he did not intend to leave the green and white club, as our newspaper had already reported exclusively. Physical weaknesses never allowed the player to fully establish himself in the starting eleven, in addition to earning a salary considered excessive given his limited minutes on the pitch.

In 2024/2025, St. Juste – valued at 6 million euros – played 28 matches for Sporting: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, and three in the League Cup. In total, the defender accumulated 1,385 minutes, without scoring or providing any assists.

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