Sporting call Gonçalo Inácio aside from the squad | OneFootball

Sporting has already started initial exploratory contacts with the aim of renewing with Gonçalo Inácio. The Lions want to extend the bond with the player, in addition to a salary review being under analysis that will leave him as one of the best paid in the squad, and a probable increase in the termination clause to the level of 80 million euros.

According to information revealed by the newspaper A Bola, despite being a process to be dealt with during the season, the Lions do not want to waste time. Sporting aims to renew the contract with Gonçalo Inácio, after the central defender did not leave the Alvalade Club due to the interest of Al Ittihad. The Middle Eastern emblem was very interested in the player formed at the Alcochete Academy and was waving 55 million euros.

With the demotion of Jeremiah St. Juste to Sporting's B team, the Lions would only have Ousmane Diomande, Zeno Debast and Eduardo Quaresma as root centers in the main squad, if Gonçalo Inácio's departure was confirmed. In this case, despite the increase in the termination clause, it is possible that the agents of 'jersey 25' want to establish a point of understanding so that a possible transfer is made for a more affordable value.

This is another dossier that the managers of Sporting seek to resolve soon. In addition to Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Trincão, Geny Catamo and Ousmane Diomande should also be targets of contractual negotiations to extend their bonds with the Alvalade Club.

At the start of the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio - valued at 45 million euros - is one of the totalists in Sporting's team. The green and white central defender has 540 minutes in six games, in which he has already managed to make two assists for goals.

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