Iván Fresneda, who has been in good shape at the service of Sporting in this sporting season, has discarded a possible exit to Barcelona and ensures to be very happy in Lisbon.
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11/11/2026
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Iván Fresneda granted, early in the afternoon of Wednesday, an extensive interview to the Spanish radio station RNE, in which, among other topics, he addressed the moment he goes through the service of Sporting and spoke of the interest of other clubs
The right side, currently at the service of the selection of sub-21 of Spain, guarantees to be happy at the service of the club of Alvalade and does not hide the desire to continue to win titles in the service of the green and white, making it clear that he is not thinking of an exit of the Portuguese club.
Recently, Iván Fresneda was appointed as a possible target of Barcelona, where he would compete with Portuguese João Cancelo. Still, the 21-year-old defense guarantees not to be thinking about leaving.
“ We're talking about a hypothetical case. You never know what might happen in the future. I'm super happy at my club. I really respect Sporting. I have a contract and I'm working my ass off to meet the collective and individual goals. I only have in mind winning as many titles as possible in my club, which in this case is Sporting Club of Portugal, and conquering the European sub-21”, started by saying Fresneda.
Usual owner on the right side of lion defense this season, Fresneda made a balance of the season and recognized that things did not go the best in the I League. In addition, the greens and whites have already changed coaches and fired Rui Borges to hire Paulo Fonseca.
“ I'm one of the club's most seniors, because we have a very young team. I feel a little more senior and more important. And I already speak Portuguese well ", vincou.
“ We've come through a slightly more complicated first round of the championship, because we're basically required to fight for the championship, and we're doing it, but it's true we missed a few points and we're third. We must correct and have done so in the last three matches. We're gonna have some very important games. Here comes the match against FC Porto. We're super motivated. We want to turn the situation around”, he admitted.
The friendship with Pedro Porro and the debut in the selection of Spain
In the interview, Fresneda was asked about his relationship with Pedro Porro, who also passed by the green and white. The two players have a similar career, as they both passed through Real Valladolid's paintings before the move to Sporting. Porro, by now, is in the English of Tottenham.
“ Lately it seems that I follow him everywhere”, threw the green and white side, adding that he feels “proud” of the career that the compatriot has made.
Back in Spain's sub-21s, Fresneda spoke about the passage through the Spanish main team, showing her focus on returning to the elect of Luis de la Fuente, a coach who promoted his debut for La Roja
“The same, exactly the same. It hasn't changed at all. The only good thing is that I have the luck or privilege of being able to say that I debuted by the main selection, which, as I said, is a dream for any of us ", shot.
“ I have to improve a lot, because the level there is very high. To stay and stay in the main selection I have to take an extra step. I have to realize that I need to improve many things and that’s what I’m going to work on”, he concluded.