Ousmane Diomande handed special role at Napoli – Sporting | OneFootball

Although he is not expected to start in the clash between Sporting and Napoli, Ousmane Diomande already knows exactly what his mission will be. As soon as he is called to enter the field, it will be up to the Ivorian defender to stop Rasmus Hojlund, in the duel of the second round of the Champions League.

Despite being out of the starting eleven of the lions, it is most likely that he will end up being launched by Rui Borges during the match in Italy, since the coach of the green and whites sees the defender as a key piece for the Sporting team, especially for his physical ability - this in comparison with Gonçalo Inácio, Zeno Debast or Eduardo Quaresma.

The Ivorian ended up waiting for this match to return, after being spared against Estoril - he was fit, but Rui Borges did not want to risk thinking about the match against Napoli. Diomande and Hojlund will meet on the field and, if all goes as planned, they will be face to face on several occasions.

Moreover, Ousmane Diomande is expected to be one of the next players to renew with Sporting, but for that, the lions know they will have to double the Ivorian's salary. The central's agents have already been in Lisbon to discuss all the nuances of it.

Rui Borges' pupil is in the range of 400 thousand clean euros per year - that is, 800 thousand with taxes. With the salary increase, Sporting intends to hold the player, who was very close to leaving Alvalade for Crystal Palace in the last transfer market. However, the termination clause should remain at 80M.

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