back to home? Coates talks about Nacional, but confirms: “I have another year in my contract with Sporting.” – Sporting

Captain Shaar Alvalade admits to having talks with members of the club where he was formed and is focusing on the Lions

At 33 years old, Sebastian Coates has enjoyed a successful career at Sporting, and after winning a second Championship title as captain of the Lions, the Uruguayan centre-back admits he still doesn’t think much about the future in his career, and is now putting his focus on the Alvalade crest. Arriving back home on Friday, where he will enjoy a period of time off before returning to Portugal for pre-season, Coates was asked about the future and did not rule out a return to Nacional.

like register He also said on January 26 that Montevideo FC, where Cepa trained as a footballer, is interested in Coates’ return to base, going so far as to study how to achieve this goal. Faced with the question, the Liu captain was clear: the 2024/25 season will be painted in green and white and then we will see soon. “I have another year on my contract with Sporting. The contract has now been automatically renewed [n.d.r.: a partir da marca cumprida de 30 jogos (de pelo menos 45 minutos cada) esta temporada]. Now I want to enjoy my vacation, and then, when the time is right, I’ll talk to Nacional, if you want. But I have another year in my contract with Sporting and not with Nacional. I’m in constant contact with Nacional, and I have a friend, Mauricio [Pereyra]Who plays there and I’m always in touch with him. I have another year of my contract with Sporting and I respect the contract. “The idea now is to enjoy the holidays and then think about what’s next.”

With 6 goals and 1 assist in 44 games this season, Coates is feeling good in European football, but he remains keeping his eye on Nacional. The Uruguay national team qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, which could serve as an attraction for the player, from the point of view of the heavenly press. “I have a good relationship with Mauricio, I’m happy to have him at Nacional, and I think things are going well for him. We have to be very careful about that. Generating a lot of expectations is not good, that’s why I say I have a contract for another year and then “We’ll see what happens, I don’t like to put expectations on anyone.”

Moreover, Coates did not fail to comment on Uruguay’s squad for the Copa America, in the list that did not appear, as expected, after the Leonine captain was one of the names that Marcelo Bielsa “crossed out” throughout last season. “Honestly, I did not expect to be called up to participate in the Copa America. Because when I spoke to Bielsa, he made it clear to me that he would not depend on me. These are football things. I have been in the national team for many years. I was very happy in the national team, and now it is my turn to support From the outside, and of course I will do my best. The reasons for the absence were related to football. You may agree with that or not, but these are the coach’s reasons, and he stressed that he is the one who decides who will go to the national team.

Regarding Sporting’s 2023/24 campaign, the experienced central defender of the team led by Ruben Amorim was proud to have won another championship. “Fortunately we won the title, and that was everyone’s goal. I’m happy because I achieved another goal and played for a long time. I didn’t expect to win by such a margin.” [pontual]. Usually the tournament tends to be balanced. We were consistent, all year we didn’t drop any points at home, so it was a great season and it all ended well. We played a final match and we could not win it, but in general the balance was positive because we achieved the main goal.”

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