Agreement with VFL Wolfsburg for the transfer of Bas Dost

Sporting Clube de Portugal - Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement with VFL Wolfsburg for the permanent transfer of the player Bas Dost. The athlete has signed a contract valid for four years, with a buy-out clause of 60,000,000.00€.

Sporting SAD wishes Bas Dost the best of professional and personal success.

Bas Dost pens four-year deal to secure move to Alvalade

Bas Dost secured a move to Alvalade this weekend, on a contract valid for four years. Standing at an imposing 1.96m, the Dutchman made a name for himself with some deadly finishing for Wolfsburg.

"Some offers came from England as well, but Sporting was the club that followed me most. The club never hid their interest in me. That was important in my decision and I am happy with the option I took", said Bas Dost in his first interview in a Sporting shirt, going on to speak about Ricky van Wolfswinkel's tips for life in Lisbon: "He told me about the great football played here and about the atmosphere in the stadium. That really made me want to get out onto the pitch. I already know Bryan Ruiz from when he played for [2009-2011] and I know Douglas and of course the players that won the Euro."

Sporting coach happy with improving performances with two weeks until official action

Jorge Jesus was understandably satisfied with his side's performance against Wolsburg this Saturday night, conquering a fifth consecutive Five Violins Trophy in the process. Happy with what he saw from a much changed squad, the Sporting coach opened: "We calmed a lot of nerves today. I know what team I have available to me and I know what players I have, so I am not worried at all about pre-season results. What we need to do at this stage is push the pace and the lads will be ready. We brought Adrien and João Mário off at the break, because they were already really fatigued. It was an intensive match tonight, but we still have two weeks and the squad will be better when the 13th of August comes around."

Reflecting on the game itself, Jorge Jesus again praised his team and spoke about what the trophy means to him: "This is a tribute to the Five Violins. They were known for their quality, it was like music when they played together. Today we played our own kind of music too. We showed quality in attack and defence, against a good side to be honest. We made a lot of changes and that makes it harder, but we steadied again in the last 10 minutes. You could see a huge difference in the lads tonight compared to the start of pre-season. They know where to position themselves now and are tactically more creative."

Finishing with a word on new signing Marcelo Meli, who was presented to the fans yesterday, Jesus foi was direct: "From a financial point of view, these players are good finds that need a lot of work. It is easy to go out their and spend millions, but we want to bring in players and get the best out of them."

Adrien on Sporting's pre-season campaign and transfer rumours

Adrien made his first pre-season appearance this Saturday with a dominating showing against Wolfsburg.

"It was an important match to get us up to speed. Even the lads who came on in the second-half did well. After such a long break it is always hard to come back, but that it what we are doing", said the Alvalade skipper in a flash interview at the final whistle, adding a word on transfer rumours floating around: "The same thing happens every year, it is part of being in football. Of course we want to keep the best players here and the club knows what to do."

Adrien finished with a response to a question on João Mário: "João feels good here and everyone likes him. Everything else is up to him and Sporting. Just like João, I am happy here as well. People making bids is part of the profession, but I am happy here."

Five Violins Trophy stays in Alvalade after convincing showing against Wolfsburg

Sporting continued their pre-season preparations with a solid showing against Wolfsburg this Saturday, on an evening which saw new signing Marcelo Meli presented to the fans.

Jorge Jesus pulled out the big guns for the encounter, including his four Euro 2016 winners (Rui Patrício, Adrien, João Mário and William Carvalho), along side Schelotto, Sebastian Coates, Rúben Semedo and Marvin Zeegelaar in defence, Bruno César down the left and Bryan Ruiz in support of Islam Slimani.

Although no clear chances materialised in the opening stages, Sporting CP's dominance was obvious, pushing the pace as had been promised by Jorge Jesus in his pre-match press conference. With Wolfsburg struggling to find their footing, a goal was inevitable and who else but Islam Slimani to open the scoreboard, with the Algerian slotting from close range after a pass from Bruno César and a fatal error by Dante that left Slimani unmarked.

It was just the first of three probes forward by the Brazilian midfielder, the next of which came through an effort from range that finished just wide. César broke into the area with a daring run four minutes after the half-hour mark and looked to be through on goal, before being brought down by Trash for a penalty. Spot kick specialist Adrien Silva obliged with the conversion, doubling Sporting's lead over a largely helpless looking German side.

At the back Rúben Semedo and Coates did a fine job at mopping up the odd Wolfsburg attack in the first-half, however Rui Patrício was called into a brilliant stop just before the break from a shot from outside of the box by Ricardo Rodríguez.

Jesus rang the changes at the break at the total of 10 substitutions made by the Sporting boss had the inevitable effect of taking the sting out of the game. First off was João Mário, for the introduction of Iuri Medeiros, before Adrien and Slimani were replaced by Palhinha and Alan Ruiz.

Ten minutes later Zeegelar and Schelotto switched out with Jefferson and João Pereira.

Wolfsburg made the most of the opportunity to get back into the game and started to test Patrício, particularly after a wave of five changes in the 76th minute: Ruben Semedo, William Carvalho, Bryan Ruiz, Bruno César and Coates off for Ewerton, Aquillani, Podence, Matheus and Naldo.

Wolfsburg did grab a consolation goal 12 minutes before time, but it was a deserved win for Jesus' side to keep the Five Violins Trophy in Alvalade.

Tickets for hosting of Wolfsburg on sale on Tuesday

Ticket sales for Saturday the 30th of July's Five Violins Trophy encounter between Sporting and Wolfsburg, in Estádio José Alvalade ,will go on sale at 10h00 on Tuesday the 26th of July.

Prices range from 11€ to 23€ for Club Members and from 17€ to 35€ for other fans. This match is included in the Gamebox package for Club Members with June 2016 membership fees paid.

Sporting CP to host French giants in presentation match

Sporting will debut Alvalade's new pitch, which is currently being laid, against the French side Olympique Lyon, at 19h30 on the 23rd of July.

Also announced this week was this season's Five Violins Trophy match, will will see Wolfsburg visit Alvalade at 19h30 on the 30th of July.