Gonçalo Inácio na di main priority wey AC Milan want for January market, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
For Italy, Gonçalo Inácio dey make headline for Gazzetta dello Sport, as AC Milan continue to watch di Sporting defender.
Di Sporting central defender, 25 years old and international for Portugal, dey top of di Italian club transfer list. Dem see am as ideal player for Ruben Amorim project.
According to di same source, Gerry Cardinale promise say e go open purse to convince Sporting make dem release dia captain when market reopen.
After 150 million euros wey dem invest for Gonçalo Ramos, Mario Gila and Diego Moreira, di approach go be similar in January. AC Milan hope also dey based on say Sporting no show say dem no go negotiate in summer, when first approach for Gonçalo Inácio land.
Gazzetta dello Sport talk say condition for Gonçalo Inácio to leave Sporting in summer na make another central defender arrive for that position. Dat one no happen, so di deal no move.
Di same source point out say AC Milan count on Gonçalo Inácio availability to give anoda direction to him career at 25.
Di doubt na di amount wey Sporting go ready to negotiate.
Dis season, Gonçalo Inácio get one goal and seven games for Sporting. He only miss di game against Alverca for matchday three of Liga Portugal.
Apart from dat, Jorge Jesus call di Sporting defender for dis international window of Liga das Nações, but he no play any minute for di four games.
Gonçalo Inácio renew contract with Sporting until 2030 in December last year. He get release clause of 60 million euros, and Flashscore value am at 40.3 million euros.
Akil Momade believe say dis na di ideal time to leave Alvalade. Na him be former member of Sporting scouting department wey point di defender to Aurélio Pereira, after he see am play for Almada Atlético Clube.
For interview with Record, Akil Momade ask say if Gonçalo Inácio no take di step now, when e go take am?
Di former Sporting scout reinforce him view. He talk say a time dey reach when players need new challenges, because whether dem know or dem no know, dem go settle. He add say by him characteristics, Gonçalo Inácio dey produce more for three-centre-back structure than for two-centre-back structure. He also know di coach Ruben Amorim well, and Ruben Amorim trust am without hesitation when he arrive Sporting.
Akil Momade remember say for under-19, Gonçalo Inácio play left-back many times, something wey clearly no match him football characteristics.
He talk say until under-19, dem use am as left-back. Gonçalo Inácio never go be left-back because he no fast and he no explosive. Dem put am there because he get plenty technical quality and extraordinary game vision.
To finish, di former Oeiras coach use one recent statistic for 2025/26 season to guarantee say di qualities of di green and white central defender remain intact.
He talk say Gonçalo Inácio get very accurate pass percentage, around 90 percent, and apart from dat, he dey very reliable and he dey commit very few errors.
