"We had six fullbacks on the list and Moncef was always our option"

Rui Borges, Sporting's coach, spoke about the signing Moncef Zekri, a 17-year-old young Moroccan fullback. The club had six fullbacks on the list of referenced players for recruitment, but Moncef Zekri was always considered the technical team's priority. Rui Borges publicly confessed this preference for the young player, revealing that the choice fell on him from the beginning of the scouting process. Sporting thus managed to secure another signing for the team's fullback position.