Sporting’s plans for Kaio César revealed | OneFootball

Sporting has no interest whatsoever in signing Kaio César, a player currently at Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. Despite recent rumors coming from the Middle East, the player is not on the Lions’ radar for this transfer window.

Initially, the Saudi press reported that both Sporting and Atlético Mineiro had submitted offers for the 21-year-old forward, who has previously played for Vitória de Guimarães, but this does not appear to be true, at least as far as the green and whites are concerned.

The newspaper Record denies, in its Monday edition on January 12, any interest from the Alvalade club in the current transfer window. Nevertheless, the Al Hilal player was once referenced by Sporting in 2025, but those intentions seem to have fallen through.

In May 2025, the 21-year-old forward was unhappy in Saudi Arabia, after having a ‘fight’ with Jorge Jesus, in what would be the last match for the former Sporting coach at the helm of Al Hilal. In a match against Al Ahli for the Asian Champions League, the coach brought the player on, only to substitute him nine minutes later, something that left the player furious.

Kaio César’s irritation was clear, with the left-footer complaining about the coach’s decision, who did not back down and responded to the player’s displeasure. Jorge Jesus would end up being dismissed from Al Hilal, but the Saudi management did not like the attitude of the former Vitória de Guimarães player, who ended up not leaving the bench in the last match, against Al Raed.

The winger left Vitória de Guimarães in the winter transfer window of 2025 to join the club then managed by Jorge Jesus. Valued at 4.5 million euros, Kaio César is currently in his second season in Saudi Arabia, where he has already scored four goals and provided six assists in 34 matches for Al Hilal.

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