Leonino exclusive: Rui Pedro Braz hijacks Sporting move for Pote | OneFootball

Rui Pedro Braz is trying to divert Pedro Gonçalves to Al Ahli, Leonino has learned. The Portugal international is still on his way out of Sporting, but his destination in Saudi Arabia has not yet been fully decided while Benfica’s former sporting director ‘stirs up’ the case.

, but Al Ahli has now entered the race. Rui Pedro Braz is looking to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding the process to secure another Portuguese player for the Jeddah club.

If the deal goes through, Pote could reunite with Francisco Trincão, who recently left Alvalade to join Al Ahli. The possibility of sharing a dressing room again with his former teammate could be one of the arguments used to convince the 28-year-old player.

Sporting are open to negotiating Pedro Gonçalves’ sale and want to bring in a fee close to 30 million euros. The forward has already said goodbye to the fans at the Cinco Violinos Trophy, but is still waiting for a definitive agreement to complete his departure from Alvalade.

During his spell at Sporting, Pedro Gonçalves made 243 appearances, scored 80 goals and provided 53 assists, winning three league titles, two League Cups, one Portuguese Cup and one Super Cup. The Lions invested 13.5 million euros to secure 90% of the player’s rights, meaning Famalicão will be entitled to 10% of the value of any future transfer.

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