Leonino exclusive: Sporting may offload midfielder before contract ends | OneFootball

Sporting have already decided Rafael Besugo’s future. According to information obtained exclusively by our newspaper, in a Leonino Exclusive, the B team midfielder is not part of the plans of the structure led by Frederico Varandas for next season and will be 'moved on' in the summer, bringing his connection with the Lions to an end.

The player’s sporting situation is complicated, as he has been plagued by several injuries over the last few seasons, which has greatly hindered his development at the Alvalade club. Besides being out of João Gião’s options since the end of January, even before that he had still not managed to find his place in the team, having very limited playing time.

For that very reason, Sporting’s board believes that the 22-year-old player’s cycle has come to an end. Although he renewed his contract in July 2025, for a further two years, Besugo’s future should not lie at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

As such, the green-and-white structure is expected to end its link with the player one year earlier than initially expected, after the midfielder completed his entire development at Sporting, going through every youth level.

In the current season, playing for Sporting, Rafael Besugo - valued at €200,000 - made a total of 13 official appearances for the B team. In the limited 253 minutes he was on the pitch in Segunda Liga matches, the midfielder managed just one assist.

Great goal by Rafael Besugo:

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