Morita injury forces Sporting president into overtime work | OneFootball

Hidemasa Morita's new injury, sustained in the Nacional - Sporting match of the third round of Liga Portugal Betclic, has left the Leonine leaders very concerned. Our Journal reveals, in this Exclusive Leonine, that Frederico Varandas may be forced to return to the market to hire a midfielder for the Lions, even before the transfer window closes.

Morita spent much of last season with physical problems, leaving the Lions' midfield depleted for several games. He returned this season and regained his starting position with Rui Borges, but injured himself again with Nacional and is expected not to be an option for the next Sporting matches.

This absence, as well as the repeated physical problems of the Japanese international, have set off alarms in Alvalade. Sporting wants to avoid the injury problems it faced last season, and Frederico Varandas is even considering going to the market to bring in another midfielder for Rui Borges' squad.

In this sense, Sporting is already studying the market and sounding out possible targets to reinforce the Leonine midfield. This measure would also be anticipating a need that the Greens and Whites will have to face next year, since Morita's contract ends in the summer of 2026, which will leave the Lions needing to hire a midfielder, just like what happened in the current transfer window.

Without Morita, Sporting is left with only Morten Hjulmand, Kochorashvili, and João Simões as options for midfield, to which Pedro Gonçalves joins, in case Rui Borges wants to adapt the star, who has been playing as a winger. Recall that, as our Journal previously revealed, in Exclusive Leonine, the young Portuguese midfielder has been losing space in the team, another reason that may force the Green and White leaders to attack the market again in August.

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