THE BALL – Central and double dose renovation (Sporting)

The conclusion of the PREC – Ongoing Renovation Plan – in Alvalade is soon, very soon, and which, since the beginning of the season, has already led to the extension of the bonds of Antonio Adán, Luís Neto, João Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Daniel Bragança and Pedro Goncalves. And PREC will now end with a central renovation. In double dose.

The first one, exactly a week from now, is Zouhair Feddal. The 32-year-old Moroccan international midfielder, currently serving his second season in Alvalade, has a contract valid only until June of this year but, as A BOLA reported firsthand, he has an automatic renewal clause included in the contract signed in June 2020, which adds another year to his contract as soon as he completes 25 official games with a lion on his chest this season. It will therefore be, apparently, in the classic with FC Porto that Feddal will reach the round mark that, consequently, leads him to extend his contract with Sporting until June 2023.

Much more time consuming, and with successive meetings between the leonines in charge and the player’s representatives, was the agreement for the renewal of Gonçalo Inácio, the last of the youngsters who were chosen by Rúben Amorim in the main team to see the bond reviewed in view of its importance. on the Leo squad. With a gross annual salary of around 200 thousand euros per season, Gonçalo Inácio will see his salary increased to more than double, close to 400 thousand euros per season – €200 thousand net – with an increase of around 100 thousand euros for each year in which he keeps a lion on his chest in Alvalade.

These were the data that A BOLA reported first hand, as well as the last detail that needed to be settled for the agreement to move forward: the termination clause. The lion wanted to raise the current value to 60 million euros, the central representatives wanted the 45 million to remain. And so it will be. After the winter market closed, the administration of SAD leonina returned to the table, closed the last details and will formalize the renewal of Gonçalo Inácio until 2026 after the electoral act.

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