He won a place in the defense and the hearts of the fans; Contract ends in 2025 but renewal will go ahead
Eduardo Quaresma’s affirmation in Sporting’s main team arrived at the beginning of 2024 and the contract renewal will take place at the end of the season. The hypothesis was on the table, as A BOLA reported, and the 21-year-old central defender’s recent performances, with the highlight of the goal he scored against SC Braga on Sunday, convince the administration of the green and whites to move towards renewal . The matter will be discussed in the summer and, taking into account recent examples, could add at least another three years to the contract.
It was the 18th minute of the match on matchday 21 when Eduardo Quaresma ran into SC Braga’s midfield, combined with Trincão and got the ball after Pedro Gonçalves’ rebound in the opponent’s area: he dominated, dribbled and scored! 2-0 in Alvalade, explosion of joy in the stands with the lions shouting the name Quaresma with the rhythm of a ceremonial dedicated to their idols. A highlight in the career of the young central defender, who won the starting spot on the right side of the Lion’s defensive trio and the hearts of the fans.
«We’ve seen him do these things, it’s a lot of him, he’s been doing this since he was a kid, nothing with the coach, it’s a lot of his ability, his individual quality when he carries the ball is very good. It’s a characteristic that they have and that we really need”, explained Rúben Amorim at the end of the 5-0 defeat of Braga.
Quaresma was one of the young people that the coach promoted in 2019/2020. He lost space during the title season, in which he only participated in three games. He was loaned to Tondela and Hoffenheim (Germany), returned to Alvalade this season and seemed destined for another loan in the winter. However, Coates’ injury at the start of the classic against FC Porto, on December 18th, opened a door through which the number 72 passed and never left. St. Juste’s constant injuries, Neto’s veteran status and Diomande’s move to the Ivory Coast team, to win the CAN, made Quaresma a starter – but above all because he grabbed the spot tooth and nail.
We’ve seen him do these things, it’s a lot of him, he’s been doing this since he was a kid, nothing with the coach, it’s a lot of his ability, his individual quality when he carries the ball is very good. RUBEN AMORIM
«Quaresma is doing the same thing as Trincão and Marcus [Edwards] do to each other. (…) There will be space for everyone and it will be difficult to manage the team, with so many players. Quaresma is doing his job, he still left with cramps, also because he had a game in the middle of the week, he has to improve in that aspect, that’s why we need a squad to win titles and not just 11 players”, he also said Amorim.
news-item-description ellipsis-2-line">The central defender reacted on social media. He received a standing ovation from the fans in the game against SC Braga
The central defender told the Leonine universe that what he did against SC Braga «can’t be explained, you can feel it», and with that he won the hearts of Sporting fans even more. And he also won the right to talk about the renewal at the end of the season, naturally with a salary improvement and an increase in the termination clause, which is 45 million euros and should be increased to the new reference value for Leonine defenders, 60 million. Quaresma has a contract until 2025, the new contract should include connection until at least 2028.
2024-02-12 23:00:00
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