Five years later, the case of the termination of Rafael Leao’s contract with Sporting is still being referred to the Sports Court, at TAS, not even the fact that Lille has since transferred €19.6 million to SAD Put a stone on the issue. In the midst of the legal battle, Sporting’s accounts for the 2022/23 season, published this morning, add a curious fact that practically confirms the measures taken by Sporting to try to obtain what it considers to be a right: the Lions have mortgaged 533 thousand euros in salaries to the Milan player, a value added to the 19.6 million euros they disbursed. night. In total, €20.3 million in revenue enters SAD’s coffers through this process, as explained by Federico Varandas’ management. “The value of the player Rafael Leão is linked to the fact that Sporting SAD received a payment from Lille in the amount of 19,670 thousand euros. The transfer took place spontaneously through a unilateral action by the French club, without any prior agreement with Sporting.” SAD.. Sporting SAD continues, with the competent authorities, to demand that LOSC Lille pay a minimum compensation of 45,292,516 euros, within the scope of the unilateral termination of the employment contract of the player Rafael Leao,” Sporting SAD begins by mentioning, in clarifications to shareholders, before detailing the situation regarding By seizing Liao’s salary.

“It should also be noted that to the value of 19,670 thousand euros is added the value of 533 thousand euros that Sporting SAD had previously received this economic year from Milan, given that the salary paid by the Italian club to the player Rafael Leão was given to Sporting SAD,” he informed the green and white club. .