Sporting push for Gonçalo Inácio contract renewal, reason revealed | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio is among the players with whom Sporting intends to renew contracts in the very near future, along with Pedro Gonçalves, Ousmane Diomande, and Francisco Trincão. The extension of the Portuguese international's contract is seen as one of the lions' priorities.

According to information revealed by the newspaper O Jogo, the green and whites intend to be "secure" in terms of future negotiations, since, for now, the defender's contract ends in 2027 and he has a strong market in the main European championships. Moreover, Sporting knows that the participation of the 'jersey 25' in the next World Cup could also accelerate a possible departure.

Although Inácio gives all indications that he is well at the Alvalade Club, the truth is that the player would like to make the leap to another championship, such as the Premier League. Having said that, the lion officials do not intend to make life easy for potential interested parties and, thus, an increase in the termination clause is planned - which, at this moment, is 60M -. with the contract extending until 2030.

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 natural centers in the main squad, if Gonçalo Inácio's departure were confirmed. For now, the first contacts to renew have been initiated, and soon, the player's agent should be talking to the green and white structure.

At the start of the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio - valued at 45 million euros - is one of the regulars in Sporting's team. The green and white central defender has 720 minutes in eight games, in which he has already managed to make two goal assists.

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