Exclusive Leonino – Ricardo Esgaio gives Sporting a real headache | OneFootball

Ricardo Esgaio is complicating his contract termination with Sporting. In this Leonino Exclusive, our newspaper reports that the demands of the right-back, who came up through the ranks at the green and whites, are delaying the process of leaving the Alvalade club—something that was not in the plans of the club’s management.

“Sporting’s management has great respect for Ricardo Esgaio, but they are not willing to pay what is being asked by his representatives. Unless things change, his continuity is a scenario on the table,” a source close to the process revealed to Leonino, detailing the state of negotiations.

The truth is that Ricardo Esgaio is not ruling out the possibility of leaving Sporting in this transfer window, with some interested parties. However, the 32-year-old full-back is also comfortable in the Portuguese capital and does not view the prospect of staying at Alvalade until the end of his contract negatively.

Last season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Ricardo Esgaio – valued at 1.5 million euros – played 18 matches: nine in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup. In the 766 minutes he was on the pitch, the player scored one goal.

In total, representing Sporting, Ricardo Esgaio has played 192 matches in the green and white stripes, in which he scored two goals and provided 19 assists. The player has won six titles with the Lions: two National Championships, two Portuguese Cups, one League Cup, and one Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

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