Tomás da Cunha backs Sporting's move for imposing signing | OneFootball

Ibrahima Ba was presented as a Sporting signing last Wednesday, July 22. Tomás da Cunha ended up sharing his opinion on this market move by the green-and-whites, with the centre-back arriving from Famalicão as a replacement for Ousmane Diomande.

"Diomande was a pre-emptive move (heavily criticised, incidentally). This, on the other hand, is a succession move, backing a centre-back already adapted to the league and with a relatively similar profile (dominant in duels and in the air, competent and used to playing a leading role on the ball)," he began by writing.

Tomás da Cunha then warned about the physical issues and had a few words about Ousmane Diomande: "It wasn’t possible to lose the most defensively capable centre-back without finding a direct replacement. It remains to be seen how the injury issue develops. As for Diomande, on his best days he is an absolutely elite centre-back, but he was not always able to maintain that level of reliability."

Ousmane Diomande is very close to becoming a Nottingham Forest signing. Everything indicates that the departure of the Ivory Coast international will be confirmed very soon, with Sporting set to receive around €40 million from his transfer.

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