Attention! Winger close to leaving returns to Sporting, Rui Borges alert | OneFootball

Sporting will once again count on Chris Grombahi for the 2026/27 season. The young forward returns to Alvalade after a spell at Club Brugge, where he was on loan during the second half of last season, and will now rejoin the green-and-white setup.

The Portuguese-Ivorian, just 17 years old, will be part of Sporting’s B team, coached by Tiago Fernandes. Even so, the youngster’s progress will continue to be closely monitored by the first-team structure, at a time when Rui Borges is keeping a particularly close eye on the most promising academy players competing in Liga 2.

Developed at Sporting since the 2017/18 season, when he arrived from Alta de Lisboa for the under-10s, Grombahi has gone through every age group at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy and has already had the chance to make his debut for the first team. The forward got minutes in the 5-1 thrashing of Alverca in the Allianz Cup quarter-finals, coming on in the 77th minute.

The experience in Belgium ultimately did not go as expected. Two injuries hampered the young player’s development, and he featured in only two matches for Club Brugge’s reserve side during his loan spell. This performance even raised the possibility of a permanent departure.

Despite the Belgians’ interest in keeping the player, Club Brugge chose not to trigger the purchase clause set at €2 million. Sporting thus regain one of their academy talents, believing that a return to Alcochete could be important in relaunching the career of a player who is still seen as a project with the potential to grow within the Lions’ universe.

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