Exclusive Leonino - Sporting outcast stalls exit, has no plans to leave | OneFootball

Ricardo Esgaio has not made life easy for Sporting, Leonino has learned. The Alvalade club intends to terminate the contract that ties the 'number 47' to the Lions, but he has no intention of saying goodbye to the green and white emblem during this transfer window.

"Sporting’s management has great respect for Ricardo Esgaio, but they are not willing to pay what his representatives are asking for. Unless things change, his continuity is still on the table," a source close to the process revealed to Leonino, providing insight into the state of negotiations.

The truth is that Ricardo Esgaio does not rule out the possibility of leaving Sporting this summer, with some interested parties. However, the 32-year-old full-back is also comfortable in the Portuguese capital and does not look unfavorably on the prospect of staying at Alvalade until the end of his contract.

Last season, wearing Sporting’s shirt, Ricardo Esgaio – valued at 1.5 million euros – played 18 matches: nine in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 766 minutes he was on the pitch, the player scored one goal.

In total, representing Sporting, Ricardo Esgaio has played 192 matches in the green and white stripes, in which he scored two goals and provided 19 assists. The player has won six titles with the Lions: two National Championships, two Portuguese Cups, one League Cup, and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

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