Sporting target set to leave Guimarães for former European champions | OneFootball

Deal for Sporting's market target takes a turn and player might have a new club for the remainder of the season

Tomás Handel might indeed be redirected. The Vitória de Guimarães player had everything set to become the latest reinforcement for CSKA Moscow, but the deal between the clubs from the City of Birth and the Russian capital might indeed take a turn.

According to information provided by the newspaper A Bola, the D. Afonso Henriques club ended up rejecting the Moscow proposal and the 24-year-old defensive midfielder is expected to head to Red Star - the club that became European champion in 1990/91 - in a deal that could bring 3 million euros to the Vimaranense SAD.

Very recently, Tomás Handel had even been rewarded by Vitória de Guimarães, in what might have been a move to keep the Portuguese-Austrian from leaving the Minho club. After Bruno Varela's departure to Saudi Arabian football, the former Portuguese youth international was promoted to team captain.

It is worth remembering that, as reported exclusively in our newspaper, the 24-year-old midfielder was part of the list of potential reinforcements for Sporting. The player was seen as a possibility at a time when Hidemasa Morita showed no intention of renewing with the club, with the green and white management trying to take advantage of the good relationship the player would have with Rui Borges.

Tomás Handel - valued at 13 million euros - has been one of the most prominent players for Vitória and is among the athletes with the most market potential, potentially bringing a good financial return to the SAD led by António Miguel Cardoso, in a season where they cannot count on the financial income from European competitions.

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