Frozen out at Sporting, only option: join Cristiano Ronaldo | OneFootball

The process of Ricardo Esgaio's departure from Sporting is currently completely stalled. Although he was very close to moving to Corinthians, the 'number 47' saw this transfer blocked due to FIFA's ban on Timão registering players.

As for the Alvalade Club, this remains an unresolved issue until the transfer market closes, which in Portugal happens on September 1st, that is, next Monday. There is still an open possibility for the player to join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East.

For now, with no new developments, Esgaio will continue at Sporting, but with the door open for departure. According to information from the newspaper Record, the experienced footballer of the green and whites, who is not part of Rui Borges's plans, has a market in Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

At this point, the player has been completely excluded from the choices of the lion coach, although he continues to train with the team. After the Super Cup, Esgaio was no longer an option - he wasn't even included in the squad - and is overshadowed by two players: Iván Fresneda and the newly arrived Georgios Vagiannidis.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Ricardo Esgaio - valued at 1.5 million euros - participated in one match. The 'number 47' of the green and whites was an option in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, playing five minutes against Benfica.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.