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Sporting continues to seek an alternative to Pedro Gonçalves and, therefore, the Lions' board will once again pursue a winger who can compete with the 'number 8' as soon as the winter transfer window opens.

After the 'failure' related to the non-transfer of Jota Silva to Alvalade in the last minutes of the past transfer period, Rui Borges continues to want a player who can be almost like a 'clone' of Pote, that is, another right winger who can play on the left side - with the performances and wear of the Portuguese bringing some 'urgency' to this option.

As a result of not signing any alternative, Sporting's coach has been betting on Alisson Santos, who saw his plan for the Lions 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 the ideal.

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

With this in mind, Yeremay Hernández continues to be Rui Borges' preference for his team. The problem is that the price asked by Corunha is prohibitive for Sporting, who had already offered 25 million euros fixed + 5M of objectives for the player in the summer. Besides that, the player does not want to leave the emblem of the Spanish second division in bad terms and transferring in the middle of the season would not be well seen.

Check out Pote's message after renewing with Sporting:

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