Deal off! Sporting player no longer heading to Madrid | OneFootball

Giorgi Kochorashvili will not be joining Getafe in this transfer window, even though the Sporting midfielder had been mentioned as one of the options for the Spanish side. The club managed by José Bordalás has decided to move forward with another option for midfield, ruling out, for now, the possibility of a move to the outskirts of Madrid.

The player chosen by Getafe’s decision-makers is Orel Mangala, who is currently under contract with Lyon, managed by Paulo Fonseca. According to Matteo Moretto, the Belgian midfielder is expected to join the Spanish side in the coming days, leaving Kochorashvili out of the priorities for the position.

Mangala’s arrival should complete the list of midfielders at the club from the capital of the neighboring country, which already includes Mario Martín, Ramón Terrats, Javi Muñoz, Yvan Neyou and Christantus Uche. At the same time, Luis Milla and Mauro Arambarri left the club in this transfer window, opening space for the midfield reshuffle.

The deal for Kochorashvili is therefore off, at a time when Getafe is also facing limitations on registering players in La Liga due to financial control rules. The club needs to make a sale to gain room within Financial Fair Play.

Although Getafe is no longer an option, Rui Borges’ current player remains linked with Spanish football. The Georgian midfielder has also been linked with Sevilla, meaning his future at Alvalade remains open at this stage of the transfer window.

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