Harder warned by Vítor Pinto before leaving Sporting: You still have to... | OneFootball

With everything settled to strengthen Milan, Vítor Pinto left a message for Conrad Harder before his departure from Sporting.

Vítor Pinto addressed Conrad Harder's departure from Sporting. Despite scoring one of the goals in the 4-1 rout against Nacional, the Danish forward has a closed deal to leave the lions and strengthen Milan. Regarding his departure, the expert believes that it may have been influenced by Rui Borges.

“Rui Borges was unable to develop Harder in the way we all thought he could. In other words, the fact that Rui Borges placed him on the left and also did not show absolute confidence in what Harder could bring to the team, clearly weighed”, he told the Record at the Time program.

Next, Vítor Pinto claims that Conrad Harder himself is also to blame: “Conrad Harder himself also has this responsibility. The fact is that this fear of Sporting's structure started even before Luis Suárez arrived. Gyokeres was in Stockholm, Suárez in Almería and it was already understood that Harder would be a problem this season. He started in the Super Cup and did not prove to be a solution”.

“Regardless of the coach not being fond of Harder, or thinking that he is not a complete and absolute solution, Harder was not at that level. He can be an important player in Milan, yesterday (Saturday) he even scored a goal, but his 20 years took their toll and clearly the impatience he showed was decisive in the process” he added.

In conclusion, Vítor Pinto decided to address the 20-year-old Danish forward directly, leaving him a message before leaving Sporting: “Oh Harder, before you become Viktor Gyokeres, you have to eat a lot of Pensal flour. Gyokeres at your age was carrying balls in training, so you need to have a little patience to evolve normally. Good luck in Milan”.

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