Rui Borges backs player after just 10 minutes for Sporting in 2025/26 | OneFootball

After the failures at the close of the transfer window, Rui Borges is about to give new life to Sporting’s substitute

Rui Borges may be about to give new life to Alisson Santos. Despite being a reinforcement for this new season, the Brazilian left winger has not been a regular option at the start of this season for Sporting, in a scenario that seems set to change.

According to information reported by the newspaper O Jogo, the new ‘number 27’ of the Alvalade club could be the big beneficiary of the green and white SAD’s failures at the close of this transfer window. Without securing the signings of Jota Silva, Kevin, or Yeremay Hernández, the former União de Leiria player gains space in the main squad.

Without these three players, who would have joined Sporting to fill the left winger position, Alisson Santos should gain new prominence in Rui Borges’ eyes, since the 22-year-old is the only natural alternative to Pedro Gonçalves on the left flank of the green and white attack.

Thus, the coach from Mirandela is not letting go of his ‘number 27’, in a scenario that ends up being similar to that of Matheus Reis. The Brazilian full-back was linked with a departure during the last transfer window, but by the coach’s decision will remain on the green and white SAD’s roster.

Although he is a regular pick in Rui Borges’ squads, Alisson Santos - valued at 1.5 million euros - has not been a regular choice at the start of this season. Since his arrival at Sporting, the Brazilian winger has only played 10 minutes, in two appearances, against Arouca and Porto.

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