Vítor Pinto on Palhinha and Sporting's market: it makes no sense | OneFootball

Vítor Pinto expressed serious reservations about Sporting’s transfer strategy, especially regarding investment in midfielders, with particular focus on the deal involving João Palhinha, a midfielder under contract with Bayern Munich.

“What doesn’t make sense is this insistence on investing in Silas Andersen, investing in João Palhinha, and still investing in Sergi Altimira. That seems to me to go a little beyond what is reasonable in terms of resource management,” he said in comments to the Now channel.

Regarding the financial impact of the deals, Record’s deputy editor was blunt about his concerns. “I can’t imagine a scenario in which Sporting invest 25 million or 20 million in Palhinha and then also 18 million in Altimira,” he said.

Morten Hjulmand, to justify new arrivals. “On top of that, Hjulmand’s departure has not even been confirmed, which is something that, if expected, shapes the market strategy, but still has to be finalized”, he added.

Finally, Vítor Pinto also issued a warning about Sporting’s overall transfer strategy. “That kind of management is unstable — having to wait for departures to be confirmed in order to secure key players does not always work out”, he concluded.

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