{"id":297048,"date":"2023-12-16T12:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297048"},"modified":"2023-12-16T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:24:19","slug":"arsenal-to-sign-51-5m-release-clause-for-sporting-lisbon-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-to-sign-51-5m-release-clause-for-sporting-lisbon-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal &apos;to sign \u00a351.5m release clause for Sporting Lisbon defender&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Arsenal &#8216;gear up to sign the \u00a351.5m release clause for Sporting Lisbon star defender&#8217; &#8211; who helped dump the Gunners out of last season&#8217;s Europa League on penalties<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goncalo Inaco, 22, is one of the undroppable players in Ruben Amorin&#8217;s squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Liga Portugal club are thought to be tracking a replacement for the defender<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is there now huge pressure on Newcastle to finish in the top four? Listen to the debate on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal are closing in on the recruitment of Sporting Lisbon defender Goncalo Inacio, according to reports in Portugal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners had a front-row seat to the 22-year-old&#8217;s talents when they faced off with the Portuguese club in the Europa League last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side eventually fell to Sporting after losing the second-leg of their round of 16 meeting on penalties, with Inacio one of the five players who were nerveless from the spot to send Arsenal out of the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the north London could yet get their revenge by tempting the player to the Emirates during the upcoming January transfer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As per A Bola, Arsenal are prepared to sign Inacio&#8217;s \u00a351.5million (\u20ac60m) release clause to keep the defender out of the clutches of other Premier League sides with long-range intentions to the player, including Liverpool and Manchester United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/10\/79031603-12871167-image-a-88_1702721052291.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are preparing to sign the release clause of Sporting&#8217;s Goncalo Inacio as per reports<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/10\/79031601-12871167-image-a-89_1702721059582.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese defender netted twice against Sturm in Lisbon&#8217;s latest Europa League match<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/10\/79031605-12871167-image-a-90_1702721064126.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last season, Inacio helped dump Arsenal out of the competition scoring a winning penalty\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Should Arsenal meet Inacio&#8217;s release clause, Sporting may have no choice but to let the player go &#8211; despite him proving a lynchpin in Ruben Amorin&#8217;s side this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inacio has made 23 appearances for Sporting across all competitions during their latest campaign, and scored three times for his club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The player has featured at his boyhood club since joining their academy at the age of 11, and was promoted to the first team three years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his potential departure, the Portuguese club are thought to be readying his replacement,\u00a0Famalicao starlet Otavio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/16\/10\/79031631-12871167-image-a-91_1702721322941.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sporting are thought to have lined up Otavio from rivals Famalicao to replace the defender<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has only spent a year in the Liga Portugal, but already distinguished himself for the eighth-placed side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are gearing up for an active transfer window as they look not only to bolster their defensive ranks, but eye Brentford star striker Ivan Toney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Toney &#8211; who has been suspended for eight months after being charged with betting breaches &#8211; is thought to consider the north London side the front-runners for his signature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport reported on Saturday that the forward is believed to be &#8216;really excited&#8217; about the prospect of joining the Gunners shortly after he returns to competitive action on January 17.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12871167\/Arsenal-51M-release-clause-Sporting-Lisbon-defender-Europa-League-penalties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal &#8216;gear up to sign the \u00a351.5m release clause for Sporting Lisbon star defender&#8217; &#8211; who helped dump the Gunners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal &amp;apos;to sign \u00a351.5m release clause for Sporting Lisbon defender&amp;apos; 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