Jota Silva missed in summer, Sporting plan January move | OneFootball

Jota Silva was one of the priority targets for Sporting in the last summer transfer window, but he ended up going to Besiktas. Although the player did not join the Lions' squad, the Alvalade Club's officials are already preparing to target a new winger in January, according to Leonino.

As our newspaper has learned, the strategy surrounding the Brazilian player was significantly altered due to the failure to sign a winger. Since the Lions did not manage to sign any options for the flanks, the footballer ended up gaining prominence.

Rui Borges still wants to sign a new player for the attack, with Yeremay Hernández and Jota Silva being the major sagas during August. However, the Alvalade Club failed to secure deals for both players.

Yeremay is a long-standing desire, and Sporting even offered amounts close to 35 million euros to Deportivo, which would have made the winger the most expensive ever at Alvalade. However, the Galicians refused, but the Lions have not ruled out making another attempt for the 22-year-old player.

As for Jota Silva, he was one minute away from becoming a Sporting player. The Sporting SAD managed to reach an agreement with Nottingham Forest on the last day of the transfer window, but when it came time to register the forward, it was one minute past the deadline, and the deal fell through. The footballer then moved to Besiktas and is now a target outside the Lions' orbit.

Jota Silva's goal for Besiktas:

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