Ba no Sporting por 21,25 milhões:'Um lesionado perde valor de mercado, alguma coisa aqui é estranha'

Ba to Sporting for €21.25 million: 'An injured player loses market value, something is strange here' On the Mercado NOW program, Gonçalo Monteiro and José Nunes analyzed the current transfer market, highlighting the movements at Sporting, FC Porto, and Benfica. The central theme was the signing of Ibrahima Ba by Sporting for €21.25 million. The defender arrives injured and will be sidelined for four weeks. José Nunes downplayed the injury, considering it a simple arthroscopy, and stated: 'I believe Sporting will only sign him because Diomande will be leaving'. On the other hand, Gonçalo Monteiro raised doubts about the financial aspects of the deal, saying that 'an injured player, in theory, loses some market value' and concluded that 'something is strange' because Sporting maintained the initially agreed value. The experts also addressed Diogo Costa's situation at FC Porto. After André Villas-Boas confirmed the absence of offers, Gonçalo Monteiro explained that the goalkeeper earns a high salary and is 'very comfortable at Porto'. José Nunes, in turn, considered it extraordinary that the player is still in Portugal. Finally, the possible transfer of João Palhinha to Benfica was discussed. Gonçalo Monteiro stressed that 'every day that passes is good news for Benfica', suggesting that the lack of competition willing to pay the amount demanded by Bayern Munich could facilitate the deal. #TransferMarket #SportingCP #FCPorto #SLBenfica #IbrahimaBa #OusmaneDiomande #DiogoCosta #JoaoPalhinha #GoncaloMonteiro #JoseNunes #AndreVillasBoas #MarcoSilva #PortugueseFootball #PrimeiraLiga #Transfers #MercadoNow