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Rui Borges: "Market? There are no equivalents to Morten, Trincão or Pote"

Maisfutebol4 September 2026 at 13:33

Rui Borges, Sporting's coach, spoke about the club's transfer market, refusing the term "revolution" to describe the numerous changes in the Lions' squad. The coach chose not to use that word to characterize the changes made.

During his statements, Borges referred to players such as Morten, Trincão and Pote, indicating that there are no footballers on the market with similar characteristics who can replace them directly. The coach underlined the difficulties in finding players with profiles identical to those of these athletes.

The Sporting club made several modifications to its roster during this transfer window, with significant arrivals and departures of players. Rui Borges preferred to use more moderate terminology instead of "revolution" to describe these changes in the working group.

The coach's statements come in the context of the team's preparation for the new season, where he will have to integrate new players and compensate for the departures that occurred in the market. Borges seems to want to lower expectations regarding comparisons with the players who left the club.

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