The appointment of Ricardo Esgayo, the 28-year-old right-back, who was saved from SC Braga (see page 12) is official. Sporting coach Robin Amorim can rub his hands gleefully, as he now has a player he considers essential in the sense of making Leo stronger to face Difficult challenges await him in the 2021/2022 season.

But it’s very likely that Leonen’s coach will draw another smile very soon, when Leonen’s management succeeds in ending a takeover of another player it has identified, in this case for the left wing, in the case of Robin Winger, 22. . According to information collected by A BOLA, an agreement to transfer this player to Alvalade is also imminent, with the last hurdle, which relates to the condition of the purchase option, practically bypassed.

Here, if the Lions prefer to have the option right only to the final purchase of a player pass, the agreement must expire with Lions retaining the option clause but of a mandatory nature, i.e. at the end of the season they will do so. Rather, they have to invest in buying the economic and sporting rights of the player. Moreover, the amount that will actually be invested will be determined: 8 million euros.

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