Nuno Gomes on Quenda and Rui Borges' successor at Sporting | OneFootball

Nuno Gomes stated that he is able to guess who will be Rui Borges' successor at Sporting, should the Lions’ coach be dismissed. The vice-president for football on João Noronha Lopes’ list also gave the example of Quenda, mentioning that it would have been possible to keep João Neves.

"Before we started this interview, you talked about a possible departure – or not – of Rui Borges from Sporting. And, if that were to happen, I could almost bet on who would replace Rui Borges. But that’s a topic for another program,” said Nuno Gomes, commenting on the possible successor of the Lions’ coach, whose future has been the subject of much discussion.

However, Nuno Gomes did not stop there and gave the example of a Sporting player when talking about João Neves: "I think it would have been possible to keep him for another season, even if it was with a scheme similar to what Sporting did with Geovany Quenda. Ultimately, if we don’t want to sell a player, we demand that the release clause be paid."

"It’s hard to be certain, but one of my convictions is that I believe Ruben Amorim will one day be Benfica’s coach. And I can even add that it didn’t happen sooner because, after some meetings, it was Ruben Amorim himself who decided not to accept the job under those conditions,” said Nuno Gomes about the former Sporting coach.

"Ruben Amorim is a person with very strong convictions. Unfortunately, we’ve already faced him on the wrong side, when he became champion with Sporting, and we all understand his way of communicating, working, and preparing the teams,” concluded Nuno Gomes, praising the now Manchester United manager.

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