Pote and Faye loans sound the alarms in Sporting

Ainda is early to draw definitive conclusions, but the truth is that in Sporting, the alarms are starting to sound with respect to Pedro Gonçalves and Souleymane Faye, whose loans, respectively, Fiorentina and Lorient continue to bear the desired fruits, giving strength to a possible return to the José Alvalade Stadium, at the end of this 2026/27 sports season.

The Portuguese international is late to claim to be the undisputed holder in Italy (it has been used in nine of the 13 games made, so far, only two of which at first, without ever fulfilling the 90 minutes), this, despite already presenting a goal and two assists, as well as public praise by Paolo Vanoli.

“ We need everyone and the players proved it today. Pedro Gonçalves is an example of professionalism, like João Mário”, said last week, the trainer of the emblem violates, after the victory achieved in the visit to Sassuolo, by 2-4, even defending that the youth of the training should look at the Portuguese duo as a “example to follow”.

The Senegalese case is even more delicate. Acquired from Granada less than a year ago, for a sum of €6.5 million, he was unable to convince at the José Alvalade Stadium and seems to walk in the same direction at Stade du Moustoir, since he has not yet been able to register any goal action, nor as holder (two times), nor from the substitute bank (for five).

Pote's concession, remember, includes a purchase option clause worth EUR 22.5 million, which will only become mandatory by meeting objectives. Souleymane Faye's, on the other hand, is 6.5 million euros (precisely the same amount it cost the lions), but in this case it will only be activated if the French club so understands it.

Ricardo Mangas stays in Italy... with Daniel Bragança?

However, it is not only bad news that Sporting loans are made. Ricardo Mangas is an indisputable holder of the Monza (with a goal and two assists in 13 games), with the certainty that he will not return, since the agreement includes a mandatory purchase clause of EUR 1.5 million, which may amount to EUR 1.9 million, by meeting objectives.

Daniel Bragança may also stay in Italy, as the concession to Torino includes a purchase option clause worth 2.5 million euros (plus two million euros in bonuses), which will become mandatory as soon as he delivers 45 minutes in at least 15 official games, and so far he has done so seven times, thus only eight to make it happen.

More uncertain is the case of Biel Teixeira, since the direction led by Frederico Varandas never clarified whether the exit to Pafos FC contained any such clause. Right is the Brazilian advance ‘picked up’ in Cyprus, with 12 matches ‘on the legs’, with four goals and a series of convincing exhibitions in the middle.