Diomande gushes over Sporting team-mate: Incredible on the ball | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande had glowing praise for Gonçalo Inácio, his teammate at Sporting for the past three and a half seasons. The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international did not hide the admiration he has for the Portuguese centre-back.

“Inácio is a fantastic player. Everything he does with the ball is incredible. He’s the kind of player you learn a lot from”, he said in an interview with SIC, where he also praised Cristiano Ronaldo. Asked whether the learning also happens the other way around, he replied with a smile: “As for whether he learns from me, you’ll have to ask him”.

During the interview, the defender also spoke about the departures of Hidemasa Morita and Geovany Quenda: “Morita is excellent, he can do a lot of things on the pitch. When we play with him, we have that confidence. We know we can always count on him in any situation. He can sort out a lot of things,” he said.

Speaking about saying goodbye to the two teammates, the defender admitted it will be a difficult moment for the group. “It’s hard. We’ve been together for many years, we spent a lot of time with them every day. It’s a bit sad, but that’s part of football”.

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