Sporting take drastic step over Morita in winter transfer window | OneFootball

Sporting will do their utmost to keep Hidemasa Morita in the next transfer window. The Lions are already preparing for the winter market, and more than bringing reinforcements to Rui Borges, one of the priorities is not to lose any members of the main squad.

It should be noted that Hidemasa Morita is in the last year of his contract, meaning the winter market would be the last opportunity for Sporting to make a financial gain from the Japanese midfielder. However, the player is one of the favorites of Rui Borges, which changes the situation.

Thus, Sporting is willing to keep Hidemasa Morita at almost any cost. At a time when the Turkish club Besiktas does not hide their interest in the green and white player, the Lions' management has reportedly decided, according to the newspaper A Bola, that they will only part with the midfielder if a very high offer arrives at Alvalade.

The truth is that Hidemasa Morita is perfectly integrated into the Sporting group, as well as in Rui Borges' game plan. Therefore, the green and white coach sees the midfielder as a very important piece for winning the championship three times in a row. Frederico Varandas seems sensitive to this situation and prefers to bet on sporting capacity rather than making a financial gain with the player.

"Morita impressed me a lot when playing against him. When we work with the players, we are even more impressed. He has intelligence well above average, very good decision-making. He impressed me", were the words of Rui Borges about the Japanese international midfielder, in one of his first press conferences as the green and white coach, proving that, as he has stated from the beginning, the Japanese is one of his favorite players at Alvalade.

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