Sporting Club de Portugal supervisor Ruben Amorim has insisted he isn’t too involved about Ousmane Diomande’s lack of type, because it might assist hold him away from suitors resembling Newcastle United.
Leonino cowl feedback from the Sporting boss at the moment on the defender, who has been enduring one thing of a tougher second half of the season after coming back from the African Cup of Nations.
He’s been one of many undisputed stars within the present Sporting facet since becoming a member of from FC Midtjylland in a €7.5m deal in January final 12 months.
The defender has gone from power to power since that time, establishing himself within the first staff and incomes loads of admirers too, notably within the Premier League.
The rising perception has been that they might win the race for his signature, with it made clear Newcastle need to beat Premier League competitors to the deal.
Two weeks in the past there have been claims of the Magpies getting in contact to try to discuss down the €80m clause, and this week it was reported a deal might be achieved within the area of €50-60m.
That could be one thing they query on the minute as Diomande isn’t in the most effective of type, however his present supervisor isn’t too involved with that.
“He played his first game at CAN and stayed out for a while,” he mentioned.
“When he came back, he started playing straight away and played many games in a row. Then he had Ramadan and that has an influence on the players.
“There were ups and downs there during some games and we caught a lot of big games. In terms of appreciation, I don’t know if it’s bad. It could be a good sign that he doesn’t have as much appreciation. It’s always good to keep the best players on the team.”