When Sporting manager Rubin Amorim 11 games into the Primeira season announced a transfer to Manchester United, it was with full pot. – There were also some impressive victories in the Champions League, including against Manchester City.
Manchester United paid €10 million, plus €1 million to make it happen. – From November 11, the highly successful manager has been at the helm at Old Trafford and intensified the disaster of Erik ten Hag’s reign.
Things have not gone much better at Sporting, who brought in a local hero João Pereira as their new manager.
Sporting are now in second place in Primeira with the same points as Porto with arch-rivals Benfica in first place.
Sporting have chosen to sack Pereira and buy free Vitória Guimarães Rui Borges from Vitória SC who at the moment, with much less resources than Sporting is in 6th place in the league.
On Thursday night, Sporting announced that the 40-year-old was fired and led the team in just eight games, with three wins, one draw and four losses.
“A lion forever. Thank you João Pereira”
His successor will be Vitória Guimarães Rui Borges, 43. Borges was presented on Thursday and the contract is written until 2026 with an option for another season.
En Bola has seen documents from the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) and there it appears that Borges is being bought for 4.1 million euros.
