Varandas on Sporting transfers, slams Porto: "Wild behaviour" | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas provided some explanations about Sporting's market, and left his comment on the events that took place in the classic against Porto, where fans of the blue and whites caused nearly two dozen injuries, supporters of the Alvalade Club, who needed medical assistance.

"That infrastructure has been there for over 20 years. What happened is that there are savages who should not be in a sports venue. Just look at the images, they kicked it countless times until it broke. Now it's a matter for the authorities. The Sporting did what it had to do", began to explain Frederico Varandas, about the events of the classic of the fourth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

The President of Sporting was then asked about the lions' performance in the transfer market, and began by being sarcastic: "We never managed to be the champion of the market, of private jets, of airports, of secret signings... We have been stronger at winning championships".

"Jota was identified by the coach to give greater depth to the squad and a name validated by the structure. He was one of the market targets, but required a certain financial effort. We wanted to bring him on loan, but the club decided it was non-negotiable. First they asked for 15 million and our coach agreed that was out of the question. Two days before the market closed, we were informed that there was a proposal from Botafogo for 19 million and we again said no way. Then we got closer and reached an agreement. Unfortunately, the paperwork didn't go through", then explained Frederico Varandas, about the failure to sign the Portuguese international.

The green and white President also congratulated himself for having kept most of the team's most important players in Alvalade, and left words of confidence for Rui Borges. To finish, he also spoke about the case of Morten Hjulmand, and revealed that the lions held onto the defensive midfielder, but that he should leave the Club next summer.

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