Tomás da Cunha backs Sporting move for imposing new signing | OneFootball

Ibrahima Ba was presented as a Sporting signing last Wednesday, 22 July. Tomás da Cunha ended up sharing his opinion on this transfer move by the green-and-whites, with the centre-back arriving from Famalicão as a replacement for Ousmane Diomande.

"Diomande was a pre-emptive move (and a heavily criticised one, at that). This, on the other hand, is a succession move, backing a centre-back already adapted to the league and with a fairly similar profile (dominant in duels and in the air, competent and used to having a key role on the ball)", he began by writing.

Then, Tomás da Cunha warned about the fitness issues and had a few words for Ousmane Diomande: "They could not afford to lose their most defensively capable centre-back without finding a direct replacement. It remains to be seen what happens with that injury issue. As for Diomande, on his best days he is an absolute elite centre-back, but he did not always manage to maintain that level of reliability".

Ousmane Diomande is very close to becoming a Nottingham Forest signing. Everything indicates that the departure of the Ivory Coast international will be confirmed very soon, with Sporting set to receive around €40 million from his transfer.

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