Morita nearly left Sporting for club with four Champions League titles | OneFootball

Hidemasa Morita was very close to leaving Sporting on the last day of the winter transfer window. The 30-year-old Japanese midfielder was a target for the Dutch club Ajax, but the transfer fell through at the last minute.

The information was reported by the Dutch magazine 'Voetbal International'. According to the same source, the Japanese international was indeed on the target list of the Amsterdam club, which has won four Champions Leagues, just like Manuel Ugarte, a former midfielder for the lions.

The deal did not materialize due to an unforeseen issue on the side of Clube de Alvalade. According to the publication, the agreement fell through because the player chosen to replace Hidemasa Morita at Alvalade did not pass the medical exams, leading the lions to halt the departure of the Japanese midfielder.

The identity of this potential midfield reinforcement was not revealed. It should be noted that Hidemasa Morita - who was praised by Litos - has a contract with Sporting until June and is currently in a position to leave on a free transfer in the summer if there is no renewal.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Hidemasa Morita - valued at 9 million euros - has played 29 matches. In the current season, the Japanese international midfielder has played a total of 1,375 minutes, during which he assisted his teammates on three occasions.

Morita is very cherished by his colleagues:

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