Rui Borges wants Sporting move, but Benfica also keen | OneFootball

Sporting remains very active in the market and has identified a new target to strengthen their attack. Toni Fruk, who is highly regarded by Rui Borges, is on the Lions’ shopping list, but the Croatian international surprised everyone by revealing that he was just a step away from joining… Benfica.

In a recent interview, the winger confided that he experienced a peculiar situation during the last summer transfer window: “It was a bit of a strange situation, at least that’s what my agent told me. They said it depended on the competition they would end up in.”

The star detailed the condition imposed by the Eagles, strictly related to the available budget: “They had to lose against Fenerbahçe in the Champions League qualifiers for me to be able to join.” It’s worth remembering that Benfica ended up qualifying directly for the Champions League.

The player took the outcome with humor with a compatriot who plays at Luz: “Later, I even joked about it with Franjo [Ivanovic] on the national team. I told him, ‘You really had to go through, you could have lost so we could hang out a bit’.”

This season, wearing Rijeka’s shirt, Toni Fruk – valued at 9 million euros – played 29 matches: 17 in the Croatian League, six in the Conference League, three in the Europa League, two in the Champions League, and one in the Cup. In the 2,395 minutes he was on the pitch, the player scored 11 goals and provided two assists.

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