Everyone knows 17-year-old Geovany Quenda is a fantastic talent, not least Ruben Amorim who brought him up to Sporting’s first team this season. – The Portuguese club are playing fantastic football with a full pot in the first 11 games of this year’s Primeira season and they are impressing in the Champions League and Quenda despite his young age is an important piece.
On Tuesday, they will have something to contend with when they host Arsenal with a healthy captain Martin Ødegaard at the Estádio José Alvalade.
Ruben Amorim, who had a tame start to his tenure as Manchester United manager, has his fans at Sporting that he did not want to rob the club of talent in January.
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Manchester City, Newcastle, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Ville plus, plus are all going for Viktor Gyökeres and the list is not that much shorter for Geovany Quenda either.
After the 1-1 draw against Leicester at Portman Road, the manager was clear that it would take time to build the team everyone wants.
A Bola writes that Manchester United are intensifying their pursuit of Quenda and are preparing a bid of 60 million euros. – The plan is that it will happen in the summer, but that the deal will be secured as early as this winter.
With such a solution, Ruben Amorim will have kept his promise to Sporting fans and at the same time get a super strong player in before next season. After 12 games, it is a full 15 points up on leaders Liverpool.
Geovany Quenda has played 19 games for Sporting this season, recording two goals and two assists.
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Quenda is currently under contract at Sporting Lisbon until the summer of 2027 and has a buyout clause of €100 million.
