Varandas assures Rui Borges two players won't leave Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges received an important guarantee from the Sporting structure, led by Frederico Varandas: Geny Catamo and Gonçalo Inácio, two players considered key, will not leave Alvalade in the final stretch of the transfer window.

The decision comes after the coach admitted, in the build-up to the match against Rio Ave, that the squad was practically complete, apart from the possibility of some unexpected development. The President has meanwhile informed the coach that he will not lose any more of the team’s key players, according to the newspaper 'Record'.

Geny Catamo has once again been linked with Sunderland, who could still try to make a move before the market closes. The English club had already tried to sign the winger before and, if it moves again, it will meet the same stance from Sporting.

Gonçalo Inácio has also been placed on the radar of several European clubs, with Barcelona and Milan named as interested in the 25-year-old centre-back. However, Sporting’s SAD has not received any official offer for the defender, who remains assured of his place in the squad and continues to be one of the group’s leading figures.

With Inácio, Debast, Ibrahima Ba and Eduardo Quaresma, as well as Eduardo Felicíssimo as an alternative in the middle of the defence, Rui Borges therefore keeps the defensive options he has been working with. The message conveyed is clear: Sporting will not lose any more key players.

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