Exclusive Leonino - Koba Koindredi still a headache for Sporting | OneFootball

Basileia is not considering triggering the purchase option in Koba Koindredi’s contract, which means yet another headache for the green and white structure once the midfielder’s loan to the Swiss club ends in the summer of 2025/26. Our newspaper reveals the details in this Leonino Exclusive.

Koba Koindredi was a deal made by Sporting during the winter transfer window, when Ruben Amorim was still in charge of the green and white team. Looking for more options in midfield for the 2023/24 season, the Lions signed the midfielder, who had been showing good performances at Estoril up to that point.

After six months at Sporting, where he featured in only eight matches, the Lions decided to loan the midfielder to Lausanne, in Switzerland, to give the player more minutes. That year, he played in 36 games and was important for the team during the season, but ended up returning to Alvalade at the end of the campaign.

This summer, the Lions once again failed to find a permanent home for Koba Koindredi, who ended up being loaned to Basileia (see the details here). The Swiss club secured an optional purchase clause for the Sporting player, but our newspaper knows this will not be triggered, and for the second summer in a row, the midfielder will return to Alvalade after a loan spell.

Koba Koindredi thus remains a problem to solve for Sporting. The midfielder signed from Estoril has a contract with the Lions until 2028 and a release clause of 60 million euros. The Lions will be forced to find a new home for the Frenchman unless he manages to convince Rui Borges during pre-season, a scenario that, for now, seems very unlikely.

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