No offers, but keen to offload: Sporting lower Pote's price | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves’ future remains away from Alvalade. Although he has already been working under Rui Borges since the start of pre-season, the departure of the Portugal international is seen as an almost inevitable scenario and Sporting are now willing to negotiate the player’s sale for a fee between €20 million and €25 million.

According to newspaper A Bola, the decision to bring the relationship between the two parties to an end was made at the end of last season. Although he renewed his contract until 2030, both the player and the Sporting hierarchy believe that a six-season cycle has come to an end, after winning three league titles, one Portuguese Cup, two League Cups and one Super Cup.

The same source also says that Pedro Gonçalves’ comments after the defeat against Torreense, in the Portuguese Cup, were not well received at Alvalade. At the time, the ‘number 8’ admitted he had played with fear of getting injured again, words that prompted a public warning from Frederico Varandas and are said to have helped speed up the intention of a departure in this transfer window.

So far, no concrete offers have arrived for Sporting. Saudi Arabia continues to emerge as a possible destination, but Jorge Mendes, who has now taken charge of the process, is also looking for solutions in other markets. The reduction in the fee requested by the board could make it easier for interested parties to emerge in the coming weeks.

Pedro Gonçalvesin a deal that represented a total investment of €13.5 million for 90% of the player’s economic rights. With a contract until 2030 and a release clause set at €80 million, the Portugal international could now leave Alvalade for a fee far below what was initially expected.

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