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Rafael Leão maintains affection for Sporting and respects the fans' emotions
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Rafael Leão maintains affection for Sporting and respects the fans' emotions

SAPO Notícias8 September 2026 at 19:27

Rafael Leão, Portuguese international forward, stated that he maintains affection for Sporting, the club from which he transferred in 2018 to AC Milan. The statements come at a time when the player now represents Galatasaray, from Turkey.

The forward said he respects the emotions of Sporting fans regarding his previous transfer, which involved a legal dispute between the clubs. Leão left Sporting for Lille in 2019, before heading to Milan.

The match in question is Galatasaray's visit to Sporting, which marks the opening of the league phase of the Champions League in football. The encounter takes place this week and puts face to face the player's former and current club.

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