Jesus on Otávio’s exit: “He’s a top player, but…” | OneFootball

Shortly after his arrival at Al Nassr, Jorge Jesus decided to exclude Otávio from the pre-season call-ups. The Portuguese international took a while to find a new club and only sealed the move in the last days of the market, heading to Al Qadisiya.

With the transfer formalized, the coach commented on the compatriot's departure and explained that, although the former FC Porto player is of great quality, the club sought stronger options in the market and ended up hiring João Félix and Coman.

"Otávio is an excellent player, but we were looking for the best, so we hired Coman," he revealed, during a press conference before the second round of the Saudi league, in the home game against Al Kholood, underlining the intention to raise the level of the squad to meet the objectives, among which is the conquest of the championship.

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