Cristiano Ronaldo’s future continues to make a lot of ink flow, as Sporting joins, this Thursday, the lot of possible destinations for the Portuguese international, who wants to leave Manchester United. In Spain, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid are fine-tuning their squads.
Sporting: Among the various clubs pointed out as a likely destination for Cristiano Ronaldo, this Thursday another one joined the list. According to the English press, the Portuguese international’s manager, Jorge Mendes, will have contacted the Leonine leadership to probe the possibility of the player heading to Alvalade. However, the amounts involved will be beyond Sporting’s financial reach.
Valence: Brazilian Samuel Lino, from Atlético de Madrid, who represented Gil Vicente last season, was loaned to Valencia for a season. Samuel Lino was part of the pre-season work of the colchoneros and it was even reported that Sporting was interested in the loan, but he ended up being loaned to Valencia, being immediately incorporated under the orders of the new coach, the Italian Gennaro Gattuso. The 22-year-old Brazilian winger, who was one of the individual highlights of Gil Vicente’s team last season, will partner with Portuguese internationals Thierry Correia and Gonçalo Guedes.
Barcelona: The “culés” and Sevilla have announced that they have reached an agreement for the transfer of French international defender Jules Koundé, who has represented the Andalusian club for the last three seasons. “Principle of agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Koundé. The official nature of the agreement depends on the player passing the medical examination and the signing of contracts”, reported Barça, on the official website, with Sevilla writing a message. similar. The 23-year-old French centre-back, who is already in Barcelona, will be the sixth reinforcement for the 2022/23 season, after the arrival of Christensen, Pablo Torre, Kessié, Raphinha and Lewandowski. The contract will last for four seasons and the transfer will be made for 50 million euros, plus a variable amount between five and 10 million euros.
Madrid’s athletic: Argentine international Nahuel Molina has signed a five-year contract from Udinese. “Welcome, Nahuel Molina! The Argentine defender is the new rojiblanco player, after the agreement reached between our club and Udinese Calcio. The right-back signs for five seasons”, informed Atletico Madrid. The amount of the transfer was not revealed, but according to the Spanish press, the colchoneros will pay 15 million euros, with bonuses included, for the player, who has 17 caps for Argentina. “An experienced player arrives at Atlético, capable of playing on both sides. He is a serious player in defense and who incorporates himself well in attack, and proof of this is that he assists his teammates well”, says the club. Nahuel Molina, 24, graduated from Boca Juniors, who loaned him between 2018 and 2020 to Defensa y Justicia and Rosário Central, before transferring him to Udinese, the club he played for the last two seasons.
P. Ferreira: The forwards Pedro Martelo and João Magno, the latter recently presented as reinforcements, are leaving, in a termination by mutual agreement. According to the information provided by the source of the northern emblem to the Lusa agency, Pedro Martelo and João Magno will have already terminated their contracts, amicably, and have even abandoned the team’s work. Regarding João Magno, 25 years old, hired from Canelas, in Liga 3, the same source said that there were incompatibilities between the Brazilian forward’s way of playing and the game’s ideas of coach César Peixoto. Pedro Martelo, 22 years old, in turn, was hired in 2020/21, but did not make his debut for the ‘beavers’, always ending up on loan: at that time to Badajoz, from the Spanish secondary leagues, and, last season, he spent by Amora and São João de Ver.
Arouca: Brazilian central defender Brunão, 25, is leaving the club after two seasons. Brunão should continue his journey in Portugal, at the service of Leixões, of Liga Portugal 2, according to the press, which indicates that Arouca will keep 50% of the economic rights. Arouca said goodbye to the athlete through social networks, thanking him for his commitment over the last two seasons.
Tondela: Four players from the line-up – Fajardo, Betel, Cuba and Dário – signed a professional contract until June 2024. “It’s official. Rodrigo Fajardo, Betel Muhungo, Bruno Santos ‘Cuba’ and Dário Miranda signed a professional contract valid until June 2024 with CD Tondela”, announces the club’s SAD in a press release. In the note published on the official website, the club writes that “the quartet of young people ‘made in Tondela’ makes the leap to senior football and is soon integrated into the main team of Beira”. Tondela are barred from signing new players, due to the so-called ‘Khacef case’, which led the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland to prevent the club from signing players in this summer’s transfer market and in January 2023. .
Amateur Star: Defender Erivaldo Almeida, coming from the Brazilians from CA Votuporanguense, from the A3 series of the Paulista championship, on loan from Grêmio Novorizontino, will reinforce the amateurs. The 22-year-old player thus becomes the 16th new face of the squad led by Sérgio Vieira and the seventh defender.
sp. Covilha: Central defender Mohammed Adams, 21, and striker Adilson, 23, are reinforcements. The Ghanaian defender arrives on loan from FC Honka, third in the Finnish league, while the defensive midfielder played for Leganes.
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