Sporting eyeing move to snatch key starter from Leonardo Jardim | OneFootball

Sporting is one of the clubs interested in Kaiki, Cruzeiro’s left-back, currently coached by Leonardo Jardim. However, there are several clubs in the race for the Brazilian player, whom the canary club believes will be sold soon.

According to information reported by Ekrem Konur—a Turkish specialist in the transfer market—Atalanta and Zenit are in advanced talks with the Brasileirão club for the 22-year-old footballer. However, the Lions have also shown interest, as have Torino and Genoa.

Even so, the same source reveals that Cruzeiro will not accept any offer for Kaiki below 10 million euros, although they intend to negotiate the player for a value slightly above that mark. In fact, the undisputed starter for Leonardo Jardim’s team has attracted several suitors since the summer transfer window, with ‘GE’ confirming that there were approaches from Portuguese clubs, which were blocked right from the start.

In 2025, playing for Cruzeiro, Kaiki—valued at 6 million euros—has already played a total of 40 matches, accumulating 3,392 minutes on the pitch. In those games, he scored one goal and provided three assists to his teammates.

Sporting will return to the field only on Saturday, October 18, against Paços de Ferreira. The match, part of the third round of the Taça de Portugal, against the team led by Filipe Cândido, will be played at Estádio Capital do Móvel at 8:15 p.m.

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