Leonino
·13 Juli 2026
Rui Borges unimpressed, sends Sporting player to the B team

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·13 Juli 2026

Koba Koindredi is no longer part of the Sporting first team’s activities and will now train with the B team while the Club looks for a solution for his future. The French midfielder is not in Rui Borges’ plans for the 2026/27 season and, for that reason, was left out of the training camp.
After taking part in the first weeks of preparation at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the player was sent to the side coached by Tiago Fernandes. The decision allows Sporting to fulfill its contractual obligations to the player while awaiting a decision on his next destination.
Signed in January 2024 after standing out at Estoril, where he was playing on loan from Valencia, the player was never able to establish himself at Alvalade. The following season he was loaned to Lausanne and later to Basel, the Swiss club where he recorded two goals and one assist in 40 matches last season.
Despite the performances he produced in Switzerland, Basel chose not to activate the €4 million purchase clause included in the loan agreement. As a result, the midfielder returned to Sporting, with whom he remains under contract until the summer of 2028.
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