Rui Borges to stay at Sporting? Frederico Varandas reveals his reasons | OneFootball

Sporting intends to renew Rui Borges’ contract and there are several reasons that lead the club’s management to make this decision. Frederico Varandas is fully satisfied with the work the coach has been doing, which is easy to explain.

According to the newspaper O Jogo, in addition to the green and white structure valuing the way Rui Borges took charge of the squad after Ruben Amorim’s departure and the issues with João Pereira—winning the league title twice in a row and the Portuguese Cup at the end of the season—Sporting believes that the coach has shown several signs of competence since then.

The same source reveals that Frederico Varandas appreciates the way Rui Borges has developed several players, especially Iván Fresneda and João Simões, who have reached a new level this season and established themselves as almost undisputed starters. The President also values the competitive leap made by Geovany Quenda, Pedro Gonçalves, and Francisco Trincão, who have posted much better numbers than last year, approaching the best seasons of their careers, as well as the continued investment in youth academy players such as Salvador Blopa, Flávio Gonçalves, Chris Grombahi, João Muniz, Eduardo Felicíssimo, José Silva, Lucas Anjos, and David Moreira.

Thus, the top leader at Sporting is committed to the project outlined for the Club and believes that keeping Rui Borges for the coming seasons is crucial to the success of the strategy set by the SAD. It’s also worth noting that the new contract the Lions intend to sign should involve a substantial salary increase—the coach had already quadrupled his salary when he arrived at Alvalade, going from 250 thousand euros to around 1 million euros gross per season.

Upon his arrival at the club to replace Ruben Amorim, the Mirandela-born coach signed a contract valid until the end of 2026. However, there was an additional option for one more season which, with the achievement of the national double, was automatically activated, as it was a clause included in his contract. Nevertheless, even though this means Rui Borges is linked to Sporting until 2026/27, the Lions may take him even further.

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