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 would be for another program,” said Nuno Gomes, commenting on the potential successor to the Lions' coach, whose future has been a topic of 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 have certainties, but I am convinced that Ruben Amorim will, one day, be Benfica's coach. And I can even say that it didn't happen sooner because, after some meetings, it was Ruben Amorim himself who refused to become coach under those conditions,” said Nuno Gomes about the former Sporting coach.

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

Rayan Lucas hits the ball at Quenda:

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