Sporting CP

Sporting CP net spend since 2015

Sporting CP have spent €608m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €1.03bn: a net profit of €422m on transfers.

That covers 140 signings (82 for a disclosed fee, 7 free, 51 undisclosed) and 119 departures (76 sold for a disclosed fee, 25 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 9 in, 73 out.

Record signing: Rodrigo Zalazar, €30m from Sporting Braga (Jul 2026). Record sale: Viktor Gyökeres, €66m to Arsenal (Jul 2025).

Sporting CP transfer spending by season

Sporting CP record signings

1. Rodrigo Zalazar · €30m from Sporting Braga · Jul 2026
2. Manuel Ugarte · €25m from Famalicão · Aug 2021
3. Luis Suárez · €22m from Almería · Jul 2025
4. Fotis Ioannidis · €22m from Panathinaikos · Sep 2025
5. Ibrahima Ba · €21m from Famalicão · Jul 2026

Sporting CP record sales

1. Viktor Gyökeres · €66m to Arsenal · Jul 2025
2. Bruno Fernandes · €65m to Manchester United · Jan 2020
3. Manuel Ugarte · €60m to Paris Saint Germain · Jul 2023
4. Geovany Quenda · €50m to Chelsea · Jul 2026
5. Matheus Nunes · €47m to Wolverhampton Wanderers · Aug 2022

Sporting CP trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 51 players Sporting CP both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €499m against €312m paid: a trading profit of €187m.

• Bruno Fernandes: signed for €10m (Jul 2017), sold to Manchester United for €65m (Jan 2020): profit €55m
• Viktor Gyökeres: signed for €20m (Jul 2023), sold to Arsenal for €66m (Jul 2025): profit €46m
• Manuel Ugarte: signed for €25m (Aug 2021), sold to Paris Saint Germain for €60m (Jul 2023): profit €36m
• Pedro Porro: signed for €9m (Jul 2022), sold to Tottenham Hotspur for €40m (Jul 2023): profit €32m
• Francisco Trincão: signed for €18m (Jul 2023), sold to Al Ahli for €39m (Jul 2026): profit €21m

• Jeremiah St. Juste: signed for €10m (Jul 2022), left free for Feyenoord (Jan 2026): loss €10m
• João Paulo Dias Fernandes: signed for €16m (Jan 2021), sold to Toluca for €8m (Jul 2024): loss €8m
• Rúben Vinagre: signed for €10m (Jul 2022), sold to Legia Warszawa for €3m (Feb 2025): loss €8m
• Rúben Vinagre: signed for €10m (Jul 2022), sold to Hellas Verona for €4m (Jul 2024): loss €6m
• Ricardo Esgaio: signed for €6m (Jul 2021), left free for Fatih Karagümrük (Sep 2025): loss €6m

Sporting CP ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Sporting CP have made 10 signings and 11 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 5 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out João Virgínia (to Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 league starts in 2025/26); in Kaique Pereira (from Palmeiras, 270 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Ousmane Diomande (to Nottingham Forest, 15 league starts in 2025/26), Ricardo Mangas (loan to Monza, 11 league starts in 2025/26), Diogo Travassos (to Sporting Braga); in Ibrahima Ba (from Famalicão, 180 league minutes since), Moncef Zekri (from Mechelen, no league minutes yet).
• Midfield: out Morten Hjulmand (to Atlético de Madrid, 26 league starts in 2025/26), Hidemasa Morita (left free for Hull City, 23 league starts in 2025/26), Giorgi Kochorashvili (to Sevilla, 5 league starts in 2025/26), Daniel Bragança (loan to Torino, 5 league starts in 2025/26), Alexandre Brito (left free for Pafos FC), Koba Koindredi (to Lausanne Sport); in Sergi Altimira (from Real Betis, 982 league minutes since), Issa Doumbia (from Venezia, 848 league minutes since), Rodrigo Zalazar (from Sporting Braga, 562 league minutes since), Silas Andersen (from Häcken, 316 league minutes since), Pedro Lima (from AVS, 82 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Francisco Trincão (to Al Ahli, 32 league starts in 2025/26), Pedro Gonçalves (loan to Fiorentina, 25 league starts in 2025/26), Geovany Quenda (to Chelsea, 7 league starts in 2025/26), Alisson Santos (to Napoli, 18 league appearances in 2025/26), Biel (loan to Pafos FC), Souleymane Faye (loan to Lorient, 5 league appearances in 2025/26); in Nestory Irankunda (from Watford, 414 league minutes since), Jesse Derry (loan from Chelsea U21, 37 league minutes since), Rodrigo Rodrigues (from Gil Vicente, no league minutes yet).

Sporting CP injury news: injuries and suspensions

Sporting CP have 1 player injured and 1 suspended as of 8 Nov 2026, with €30m of value sidelined.

• Zeno Debast (DEF): Red card suspension · out since 20 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed
• Nuno Santos (DEF): Fitness · out since 5 May 2026 · return date not set · 24 games missed

Sporting CP last starting XI

Sporting CP's last league starting XI, v Moreirense on 7 Nov 2026: Kaique Pereira; Gonçalo Inácio, Iván Fresneda, Maxi Araújo, Eduardo Quaresma; Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia, Silas Andersen; Nestory Irankunda, Luis Suárez, Luís Guilherme.

1 change from the side that started v Casa Pia on 30 Oct 2026.

Opponent: Moreirense.

Sporting CP minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 8 Sporting CP players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 9 are rotating and 17 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Ibrahima Ba (18%, €26m), Pedro Gonçalves (0%, €25m), Georgios Vagiannidis (24%, €13m), Jesse Derry (4%, €12m), Daniel Bragança (0%, €9m), João Simões (2%, €9m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Daniel Bragança, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Nuno Santos.

Sporting CP club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 52 players club-trained at Sporting CP now play for other clubs we track, led by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain, value €88m), Mateus Fernandes (Tottenham Hotspur, value €85m) and Geovany Quenda (Chelsea, value €53m).

• Nuno Mendes · Paris Saint Germain · €88m
• Mateus Fernandes · Tottenham Hotspur · €85m
• Geovany Quenda · Chelsea · €53m
• Renato Veiga · Villarreal · €49m
• Rafael Leão · Galatasaray · €48m
• Afonso Moreira · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · €37m
• Youssef Chermiti · Rangers · €26m
• Félix Correia · Sevilla · €21m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.