Glasner wants to pressure Sporting over Diomande, but Varandas warned | OneFootball

Sporting and Nottingham Forest still have not reached an agreement for the transfer of Ousmane Diomande. Sporting’s SAD refuses to release the centre-back for less than 40 million euros fixed, plus 5 million in add-ons based on targets.

The Premier League club has still not gone beyond 38 million euros guaranteed, offering a further 4 million in bonuses linked to the player’s sporting performance. The gap between the parties continues to keep the process stalled, despite the desire to complete the deal quickly.

The 4-1 defeat against Sporting increased the pressure on the English setup. Oliver Glasner called for greater speed in bringing in reinforcements and issued a warning to the squad, in comments to the BBC: "I have already warned the players that I was hearing too many complaints in training, and champions are not made with excuses such as the pitch being dry or the heat being too much. You have to accept the challenge and overcome it."

The Ivorian wants to resolve his future quickly and hopes to join Nottingham Forest before the friendlies against Udinese and Barcelona. At Alvalade, there is calm, given that the succession to the 'number 26 shirt' has already been prepared with the signing of Ibrahima Ba, although Sporting’s SAD is maintaining its financial demands to close the deal.

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