Hugo Basto, a 33-year-old Portuguese centre-back, announced on his social media channels that he has reached an agreement with Leixões to terminate his contract. He is now a free agent and able to sign for any club. He had joined the club on 31/07/2024. Hugo Basto wrote in a post that from that point on, he no longer had any kind of link with the club, opening the door to a new project in his career.