Rui Borges won't begin Sporting's 2026/27 preparations at Alvalade | OneFootball

Already looking ahead to next season, Rui Borges has begun preparing for weeks that will be focused on Sporting’s 2026/27 version. Enjoying the final days of his holiday in Spain, the 44-year-old coach will return to Portugal from next week onwards, but not to Alvalade .

According to exclusive information from Record, the coach will work from Mirandela, his hometown, which will serve as the first base for defining the strategy for a season in which the Lions hope to reclaim the national title.

Even from a distance, Rui Borges will remain in direct contact with the other members of the Alvalade club’s structure, such as Frederico Varandas. The priority will be to speed up possible signings. In addition to the situation involving João Palhinha, Sporting’s SAD intends to secure two more wingers and sort out the possible departures of Morten Hjulmand, Francisco Trincão and Pote.

The Mirandela-born manager wants to have as many players available as possible in the early stage of pre-season to work on new ideas and quickly integrate the new faces. Even without the internationals, the coach will be able to work with reinforcements such as Issa Doumbia, Pedro Lima and Silas Andersen.

. That training camp in the Algarve is not expected to include names such as Souleymane Faye - who could be on his way to France - and Giorgi Kochorashvili, joining Sotiris, Biel and Kobi Koindredi.

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