One to watch for Rui Borges: João Simões now worth €9 million at Sporting | OneFootball

João Simões is the main highlight of the market update carried out this Thursday, December 18, by Transfermarkt. The young Sporting midfielder is the most valued player in Liga Portugal Betclic, with an increase of 9 million euros – from €6M to the current €15M.

However, the points of interest for the Alvalade club do not end there. Maxi Araújo has also seen his value rise – in this case, the Uruguayan international had an increase of €5M, reaching 22 million euros with this update, the second of the current season. The ‘number 20’ appears in third place among the highlights and, between him and João Simões, is Froholdt from Porto, who grew by €8M.

Iván Fresneda is also one of the standout names for Sporting. The young Spaniard increased his value by €4M after this start of the season – in which he has been a regular choice for Rui Borges in the starting lineup –, now being worth 12 million euros. The full-back is thus in sixth position on the table, which does not include any more players from the Alvalade club.

Still on João Simões, the truth is that this start to the season has been filled with ups and downs under Rui Borges’ orders. The midfielder began 2024/25 as a substitute with few minutes, but the fact that Giorgi Kochorashvili did not establish himself and Hidemasa Morita was not in top form opened up space for the youngster, who has put in good performances since then, in addition to receiving several compliments.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, João Simões – valued at 15 million euros – has played 12 matches. The midfielder, who came up through the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, has already totaled 622 minutes: 377 in the Champions League and 245 in Liga Portugal Betclic, still without any goals or assists.

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