Bruno Lage has made his choice, wants Sporting maestro for 2026/27 | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves is preparing to become Sporting's next sale. After Morten Hjulmand moved to Atlético Madrid and Francisco Trincão is on his way to Al Ahli, the Portuguese forward now emerges as the third member of the Lions' squad tipped to leave, with Saudi Arabia appearing as the most likely destination.

The 28-year-old Portugal international has several Saudi clubs interested in signing him, with Al Ittihad and Al Diriyah among the sides paying closest attention to the situation. The team coached by Bruno Lage is monitoring the situation of the number 8, and the Portuguese manager could be one of the decisive factors, according to newspaper 'A Bola'.

Despite having recently renewed his contract with Sporting until 2030, both the player and the club's hierarchy understand that this could be the ideal moment to bring a cycle at Alvalade to an end. The forward has already begun pre-season work under Rui Borges, but a departure continues to be seen as an almost certain scenario.

Initially, Sporting's officials set the bar at €30 million to let the player go, but market conditions led to a revision of that amount. At present, Sporting is reportedly willing to negotiate the transfer for a fee between €20 million and €25 million.

Since arriving at the Club in 2020, Pedro Gonçalves has become one of Sporting's biggest figures in recent years. The forward was decisive in winning the national championship in 2020/21, won the Silver Ball that season and leaves Alvalade with 97 goals and 58 assists in 239 matches.

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