Varandas stands firm: Sporting make their stance clear on Gonçalo Inácio | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas has already taken a stance regarding Gonçalo Inácio. The President of Sporting is not interested in giving up his central defender, who has caught the attention of Al Ittihad. Although the market has already closed in Europe, the transfer window for the Saudi Arabian league ends on September 10th.

According to information reported by the newspaper O Jogo, the top official of the Alvalade Club refuses to negotiate for his 'number 25', as he does not want to let go of one of the indisputable starters at this stage of the championship. Thus, the Portuguese international can only move to the yellows of Jeddah for the value of his release clause.

Therefore, the only way for Al Ittihad to secure the services of Gonçalo Inácio is to pay the 80 million euros stipulated in his contract with Sporting. Recently, the Saudi club's management had approached with a deal around 45M for the defender, but it seems that the proposal was not formally presented.

With the status of an indisputable starter in Rui Borges' squad, the 24-year-old Portuguese international has also been attracting the interest of a European giant. There are also reports that Barcelona is keeping an eye on the player, and may even present an offer that would see the defender play for the Blaugrana at the start of the 2026/27 season.

At the start of the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio - valued at 45 million euros - is one of the ever-presents in the Sporting team. The green and white central defender has already accumulated 450 minutes in five games, where he has managed to make two assists for goals.

Check out the best moments of Gonçalo Inácio in the match against Gil Vicente, in 2024/25:

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