{"id":52069,"date":"2026-05-15T16:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52069"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:59:22","slug":"rodrigo-zalazar-signs-for-sporting-cp-in-e30m-deal-from-braga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/rodrigo-zalazar-signs-for-sporting-cp-in-e30m-deal-from-braga\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo Zalazar signs for Sporting CP in \u20ac30m deal from Braga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Big news for the Lions fans! Uruguayan talent <strong>Rodrigo Zalazar<\/strong> has just put pen to paper on his contract with <strong>Sporting CP<\/strong>, sealing a \u20ac30 million transfer from SC Braga. The official announcement is expected any moment now, and the excitement in Lisbon is already building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udfe2\u26aa\ufe0f Rodrigo Zalazar has just signed his contract as new Sporting CP player on \u20ac30m deal from SC Braga.<\/p>\n<p>Official statement, imminent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmKpr2f6Ch\">pic.twitter.com\/cmKpr2f6Ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2055240324977455540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">A New Chapter for a Rising Star<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">At 26 years old, Zalazar arrives as one of the most exciting attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga. Born in Spain but representing Uruguay internationally, the 1.78m playmaker brings flair, creativity, and goal-scoring threat to Sporting\u2019s squad. He\u2019s known for his technical ability, vision, and ability to operate across the midfield and attacking positions \u2014 often shining as a No. 10 or on the right.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In his time at Braga, Zalazar has been impressive, contributing significantly with goals and assists. He\u2019s the kind of player who can unlock defenses with clever passes, drive forward with the ball, and deliver in big moments. This move represents a major step up for him \u2014 joining a club with serious title ambitions and European aspirations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fans can look forward to seeing Zalazar\u2019s energy and creativity added to an already competitive squad. He fits perfectly into a high-pressing, dynamic style \u2014 bringing depth and quality in attack. Whether it\u2019s creating chances for star forwards or chipping in with goals himself, he has the tools to become a fan favorite quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news for the Lions fans! Uruguayan talent Rodrigo Zalazar has just put pen to paper on his contract with\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[5515],"class_list":["post-52069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-rodrigo-zalazar"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52073,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52069\/revisions\/52073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}