He is one of the mainstays of the Sporting team, a player with unique characteristics and considered essential for coach Rúben Amorim. But the season he played for the Leon team and the fact that he was promoted to Portuguese international, with appearances in Portugal’s last two Euro-2020 games (against France and Belgium), make João Palhinha one of the most coveted players of the leonine squad.
The midfielder is being followed by several clubs and, they assure our newspaper, that SAD will inevitably be faced with proposals this summer. And if the midfielder leaves, Sporting already has his homework done, with some referenced players, one of them being Al Musrati from Braga, a player who likes the structure and especially the coach Rúben Amorim.
If Palhinha’s departure materializes, the move to Al Musrati could even act as a response from the lion to rival Benfica, who also has the Libyan on the agenda because of his interest in João Mário.
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