Rui Borges urges Sporting to sign a specific player in January | OneFootball

Rui Borges made it clear to Frederico Varandas and the rest of Sporting’s management: it is necessary for a winger to join the green and white team in the upcoming winter transfer window, to be used as a viable alternative to Pedro Gonçalves.

After the ‘failure’ regarding the non-transfer of Jota Silva to Alvalade in the final minutes of the last transfer window, Rui Borges still wants a player who could be almost like a ‘clone’ of Pote, that is, another right-footed winger who can play on the left side—with the performances and fatigue of the Portuguese player bringing some ‘urgency’ to this option.

As a result of not signing any alternative, Sporting’s coach has been betting on Alisson Santos, whose development plan with the Lions was changed to help fill the gaps in Rui Borges’ squad at this stage—however, the Brazilian was supposed to spend more time playing for the B team, and, although the coach is satisfied, the profile does not match what was envisioned.

Even so, when he returns from injury, Nuno Santos could also fill this position. However, he is also a depth player, so Sporting will have no choice but to go to the market and open their wallets.

With this in mind, Yeremay Hernández remains Rui Borges’ preference for his team. The problem is that the price demanded by Corunha is prohibitive for Sporting, who had already offered 25 million euros plus 5 million in bonuses for the player last summer. Besides that, the player does not want to leave the Spanish second division club on bad terms, and a mid-season transfer would not be well received.

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