Former Sporting striker backs Conrad Harder to stay, says he shouldn’t... | OneFootball

With Conrad Harder on the verge of departure, a former Sporting forward believes that the Dane should not leave Alvalade

Carlos Saleiro believes that Conrad Harder should stay at Sporting. Despite having scored one of the goals in the 4-1 thrashing against Nacional last Saturday, August 23, the 'number 9' already has a deal in place to become a reinforcement for Milan. The 39-year-old former forward heaped praise on the Dane.

“Looking at what Harder has been doing, he is a young player in whom Sporting has invested, paying a lot of money for him. In my opinion, Sporting should not sell Harder,” said the former striker, who scored seven goals for the Club's main team, to Notícias ao Minuto.

“He has already shown that he has the ability to play and that he has a goal. He is young and has a huge future. He will certainly help Sporting more,” added Carlos Saleiro about Conrad Harder, before revealing that the positional rivalry between the Dane and Luis Suárez would be beneficial for Sporting.

“I think it will be an interesting fight. We already understand that Suárez will always start for Rui Borges. But Harder will be a shadow and Suárez must always be on alert. There may then be a swap, depending on the coach's ideas,” he pointed out.

In conclusion, Carlos Saleiro still had time to talk about the arrival of Luis Suárez at Sporting, making the inevitable comparison with Viktor Gyokeres: “I believe that Suárez will score many goals. He has different characteristics from Gyokeres. The style of play is also not the same. I don't believe he will score as many goals as Gyokeres, but he will score many important goals for Sporting”

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