 On 4 June 2015, Benfica announced they had concluded negotiations on a possible renewal of contract with Jesus, whose contract ended on 30 June.On 5 June 2015, Jesus signed a three-year contract with Benfica's Lisbon rivals Sporting CP, starting his functions on 1 July and earning €5 million per year.His first official match as Sporting coach was a "Derby de Lisboa" encounter with Benfica in the 2015 Supertaça, which Sporting won 1–0.