Rui Borges' Sporting renewal has a surprise clause; boss could stay... | OneFootball

Sporting officially announced Rui Borges’ contract renewal last Friday, May 1, until June 2028, but the new deal includes an additional relevant clause, as revealed in the statement to the CMVM: the possibility of an extension until 2029, at the option of the board led by Frederico Varandas.

For that option to be triggered, there is a clear condition: the coach will have to win the league title with the Lions in the 2028/29 season. It is a mechanism similar to one used previously, when Borges arrived at Alvalade from Vitória de Guimarães and had a clause in his contract providing for an automatic extension if he became champion — which ended up happening with the title-winning back-to-back triumph.

It is worth remembering that, at the time, Rui Borges’ success in winning back-to-back league titles and the domestic double with Sporting earned him not only an extension of his contract until 2027, but also a bonus of €500,000 granted by Sporting’s SAD.

With this new agreement, Rui Borges also sees the club structure’s confidence reflected in his salary package: he will now earn around €2 million gross per year, the equivalent of approximately €1 million net per year, reinforcing his status within Sporting’s sporting project.

"SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL – FUTEBOL, SAD (hereinafter Sporting SAD), pursuant to and for the purposes of complying with the disclosure obligation arising from Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 April, and the Portuguese Securities Code, hereby informs the market that it has reached an agreement with Rui Manuel Gomes Borges for the renewal of the employment contract as head coach of Sporting SAD’s senior first football team for a further two sporting seasons, that is, until 30 June 2028, extendable until 30 June 2029, at Sporting SAD’s option," the statement sent to the CMVM reads."

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