Ibrahima Ba has been unveiled by Sporting, but can only play in a month | OneFootball

Ibrahima Ba has already been officially announced as a Sporting signing for the next five seasons, but Rui Borges will still have to wait before he can use the centre-back without restrictions. The 21-year-old player is still recovering from surgery on his right meniscus, carried out at the end of May.

According to Record, the Senegal international will now have to complete a four-week period of specific work to regain muscle strength. The centre-back lost muscle mass in the operated area and is not yet ready to cope with all the demands of training and competition.

This physical condition led Strasbourg to fail Ibrahima Ba in his medical examinations and pull out of the signing. The French club had reached an agreement with Famalicão for €21.25 million, exactly the same amount involved in the subsequent transfer to Sporting.

Despite the need to wait for the player’s full recovery, Sporting’s hierarchy remains calm about the process. Rui Borges believes he has enough options in central defence during the period in which Ibrahima Ba cannot be used without limitations.

Even with Ousmane Diomande close to joining Nottingham Forest, the coach can count on Eduardo Quaresma, Zeno Debast and Eduardo Felicíssimo for the right side of central defence. Gonçalo Inácio should continue to be the main option to play as the left-sided centre-back.

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