Rui Borges drops hint on St. Juste’s future ahead of Sporting v Porto | OneFootball

At the pre-match press conference ahead of the Sporting - Porto classic, Rui Borges confirms the absence of Jeremiah St. Juste

Rui Borges spoke about the future of Jeremiah St. Juste, stating that the player is not called up for Sporting - Porto. The Dutch defender is one of the most likely names to leave the Lions, with interest from Union Berlin. The team from the German capital intends to make a 2 million euro offer for the centre-back, but is waiting for the departure of Portuguese player Diogo Leite, who is expected to join Fiorentina.

“St. Juste will not be in the game, Conrad is a Sporting player and he will be,” said the Alvalade club coach at the pre-match press conference ahead of the classic against Porto, also taking the opportunity to talk about Conrad Harder, who also appears to be on his way out of the Lions, heading to Rennes.

The main focus of the press conference ended up being the match against Francesco Farioli’s team: “It is a team true to its style, very vertical, aggressive play with the ball, defensively strong in duels. Physically, they have become stronger, and we need to be prepared for the duels, to match them physically so we can impose our game.”

Sporting – Porto is scheduled for next Saturday at 8:30 pm at Estádio José Alvalade. The match is part of the fourth round of Liga Portugal Betclic and brings together two of the current three leaders of the competition, along with Moreirense. The match will be refereed by João Gonçalves.

In 2024/2025, St. Juste – valued at 6 million euros – played 28 matches for Sporting: 14 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup and three in the League Cup. In total, the defender accumulated 1,385 minutes, without scoring or providing any assists.

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