Luis Suárez doesn’t want to think about Sporting | OneFootball

Setting aside the controversies and matters related to the market, Luis Suárez is only focused on Colombia’s performance at the 2026 World Cup. Since Fenerbahçe’s possible interest shook up the domestic market, the forward had, for the first time, the chance to speak.

Although he was not asked directly about the matter, Suárez made it clear that this is the time to think only about his World Cup displays: “More than ever, we have to stop thinking about other things. We need to leave everything outside the pitch,” he said.

Over the past week, Luis Suárez’s name has been one of the most closely followed. The controversy surrounding a possible agreement with Hakan Safi, a candidate for the Fenerbahçe presidency, caused huge confusion in the Sporting world and in the sports media. However, this Sunday, the businessman lost the election he was running in and the saga faded away, although his stay at Sporting is still not guaranteed.

Speaking further, he admitted he is “hungry and eager” to compete in the tournament ahead. After a season in Portugal, where he established himself as the league’s top scorer, the forward knows his motivation will have to outweigh the fatigue caused by the 58 matches he has played this season. In total, he has already logged around 4,642 minutes on the pitch.

In any case, the contract signed until 2030 and the release clause set at €80 million protect one of Rui Borges’s biggest assets in the squad. Sporting’s SAD is under no urgency to sell the forward and, as revealed by Frederico Varandas, the Lions are counting on the Colombian for next season: “Next season he will score 40 goals,” he predicted.

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