Conrad Harder on leaving Sporting, shrugs off Rui Borges: turbulent weeks | OneFootball

Conrad Harder made his debut last Saturday, September 13, for Leipzig. After the victory against Mainz, 1-0, in which he played for 24 minutes, the young Danish international commented on his early days in Germany and also the process of leaving Sporting.

"I experienced hectic weeks and, of course, also some hectic seconds [right before the transfer window closed]. But I'm glad everything worked out. I admit I was nervous, yes, although now I feel super happy", he began by saying, in statements cited by Denmark's TV 2 Sport.

Still on his experience at the Alvalade Club, Harder recalled the lessons learned: "I take many things with me. For example, I learned a lot from Ruben Amorim and had great teammates, like Viktor Gyokeres, who was very good".

It is worth remembering that Conrad Harder's transfer from Sporting to Leipzig happened right at the close of the market in Germany. The deal earned the Lions 24 million euros fixed, potentially reaching 30 million depending on objectives, and secured the Nordic forward a millionaire salary: 12 million euros over five seasons.

The 20-year-old player was very close to signing with Rennes, Milan and even Chelsea, but ended up moving to the Bundesliga. Sporting demanded to have a replacement, in this case Fotis Ioannidis, confirmed before releasing Conrad Harder, hence the move happened at the last moments.

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