Ricardo Esgaio edging closer to sorting his future at Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting may be very close to confirming the departure of Ricardo Esgaio, even before the end of the current summer transfer window. The right-back was not called up by Rui Borges for the Sporting - Porto match, in the fourth round of Liga Portugal Betclic, where the Lions were defeated 2-1.

Rui Borges did not include Ricardo Esgaio in the squad for the match, despite him being one of the most experienced players in the green and white team. Meanwhile, the reasons have already been revealed: the newspaper A Bola reports that the Portuguese player's absence is due to a likely departure from Alvalade in the coming days.

Ricardo Esgaio's situation has dragged on throughout the summer. The green and white full-back started out as one of the team's 'expendables' at Sporting, and the situation did not improve with the arrival of competitors for his position, namely the Greek player Vagiannidis.

With limited space in Rui Borges' squad, and with his contract with the Lions ending soon, Ricardo Esgaio was very close to leaving Sporting and heading to Corinthians this summer, something that did not happen only due to debts the Brazilian club has from previous deals.

Staying at Alvalade became a possibility, but as the end of the transfer window approaches, Turkey has emerged as a likely destination for Ricardo Esgaio, who is said to have already missed the game against Porto because of this deal, which, according to the Portuguese press, is imminent.

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