Ousmane Diomande faces tough test against Napoli – Sporting | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande is preparing to compete again for Sporting, this after 52 days away due to injury. Now, the Ivorian international has a clear plan for the match against Napoli, valid for the second round of the Champions League: a duel with Hojlund.

Despite being out of the lions' starting eleven, it is most likely that he will be launched by Rui Borges during the match in Italy, since the coach of the green and whites sees the defender as a crucial piece for the Sporting team, especially for his physical capacity - this in comparison with Gonçalo Inácio, Zeno Debast or Eduardo Quaresma.

The Ivorian ended up waiting for this match to return, after being spared against Estoril - he was fit, but Rui Borges did not want to risk already thinking about the match against Napoli. Diomande and Hojlund will meet on the field and, if all goes as planned, face each other on several occasions.

Moreover, Ousmane Diomande is expected to be one of the next players to renew with Sporting, but, for that, the lions know they will have to double the Ivorian's salary. The central's agents have already been in Lisbon to discuss all the nuances of it.

Rui Borges' pupil is in the range of 400 thousand clean annual euros - that is, 800 thousand with taxes. With the salary increase, Sporting intends to hold the player, who was very close to leaving Alvalade for Crystal Palace in the last transfer market. However, the termination clause should remain at 80M.

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