Abel Ferreira emerges as favourite to be Sporting's new manager | OneFootball

emerges as one of the names being considered bySporting for the club’s managerial position in the medium term, should Rui Borges leave the role. The Palmeiras coach is liked by the Sporting board and is seen as a possible solution for the future.

Despite the criticism that has accompanied the start of the season, Frederico Varandas continues to back Rui Borges. Sporting currently sit third in the Portuguese league, six points off the top, but the board is already said to be assessing possible alternatives.

In that scenario, according to 'Correio da Manha', Abel Ferreira is among the names with the strongest internal backing. The Sporting president knows the Portuguese coach well and could try to convince him to return to Alvalade if it becomes necessary to find a new manager.

Abel’s connection to Sporting goes back a long way, as he represented the club as a player between 2006 and 2011 and coached the B team in the 2013/14 season. However, any potential move will not be simple. Abel Ferreira is under contract with Palmeiras until December 2027, although the pressure and wear and tear built up over six years in charge of the Brazilian club are seen as factors that could make an exit at the end of the current season easier.

The Portuguese coach has, in fact, already had two opportunities to take charge of Sporting’s first team and turned both down, in 2020 and 2024. The first refusal was publicly revealed by Frederico Varandas himself. So, despite now being among the names mentioned, Abel would still have to be convinced to accept the challenge of returning to the club where he began his coaching career.

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