Yes and yes, although let's face it, pretty much any left back would improve us.

He’d have to be incredibly shiiiiit to not be improvement on Dalot and the ghosts of Shaw and Malacia.

"Mendes came through Sporting’s academy and was handed his first-team debut by Ruben Amorim in June 2020. He then played a key role under Amorim the following season as Sporting went on to win the Primeira Liga and the Taca da Liga."

Sign him up, what could go wrong with buying players that the manager has worked with before

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 5 minutes ago
"Mendes came through Sporting’s academy and was handed his first-team debut by Ruben Amorim in June 2020. He then played a key role under Amorim the following season as Sporting went on to win the Primeira Liga and the Taca da Liga."

Sign him up, what could go wrong with buying players that the manager has worked with before
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at this point is there any point of even having a sporting director

comment by Maximus Decimus Meridius (U11781)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 5 minutes ago
"Mendes came through Sporting’s academy and was handed his first-team debut by Ruben Amorim in June 2020. He then played a key role under Amorim the following season as Sporting went on to win the Primeira Liga and the Taca da Liga."

Sign him up, what could go wrong with buying players that the manager has worked with before
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at this point is there any point of even having a sporting director
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We’d be interested in him regardless of the coach, to be fair.

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If this guy can demote Dalot to the U21’s and restores Mazza as RWB I am all for this signing. But I dunno how we’re gonna sign him given how strained our finances are.

comment by Maximus Decimus Meridius (U11781)
posted 1 minute ago
If this guy can demote Dalot to the U21’s and restores Mazza as RWB I am all for this signing. But I dunno how we’re gonna sign him given how strained our finances are.
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Loan with obligation to buy if we avoid relegation?

Ffs I deleted your comment by accident, forgive me

I’m clinging on to the hope that a fresh new LB will be the key to unlocking Ruben’s golden ticket with us.

Only seen him a few times, unsure against who, but last season in the CL he was woeful.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
Only seen him a few times, unsure against who, but last season in the CL he was woeful.
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Was he playing as a wing back?

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 7 minutes ago
Only seen him a few times, unsure against who, but last season in the CL he was woeful.
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To be fair, he wouldn’t have to worry about the CL anytime soon …

comment by Maximus Decimus Meridius (U11781)
posted 16 minutes ago
I’m clinging on to the hope that a fresh new LB will be the key to unlocking Ruben’s golden ticket with us.
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Where’s rosso when you need him to translate Charlie Bucket into Portuguese?

Read he’s brilliant but a little injury prone. Played under Amorim at Sporting (not that playing under the manager at a previous club did us much good with previous managers).

Our scouting team are about as useful as Homer Simpson at a nuclear plant.

Let me guess......our main summer target will be *drum roll please*......Gyokeres.

What a job. Travel around Europe watching football and have to contribute very little. Where do I sign up?

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 37 minutes ago
Only seen him a few times, unsure against who, but last season in the CL he was woeful.
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Against Sancho, probably. Got torn apart in that game vs Dortmund.

Other than that though, he's always looked a really good player whenever I've seen him for club or country. Unsure how he is defensively, but is a very good ball carrier which we don't have enough of in the squad (in fact, bar Amad we probably don't have any).

We’d struggle to sign him anyway with how many big clubs are going to be looking for a left back this summer. And that’s if PSG don’t just give him more money anyway.

Do you know why he wants to leave? Lack of game time?

From the article:

Nuño Mendes believes that the salary offered by PSG does not correspond to his status as a starter. To the point that the former Sporting CP player now sees himself elsewhere.

Since the start of the season, Nuno Mendes has been used in a more defensive role by his coach Luis Enrique and seems to take less pleasure than when he projects himself forward.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Only seen him a few times, unsure against who, but last season in the CL he was woeful.
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Best left back ever if he signs for us, woeful ETH special if not. I have never seen him play

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 7 minutes ago
From the article:

Nuño Mendes believes that the salary offered by PSG does not correspond to his status as a starter. To the point that the former Sporting CP player now sees himself elsewhere.

Since the start of the season, Nuno Mendes has been used in a more defensive role by his coach Luis Enrique and seems to take less pleasure than when he projects himself forward.
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Oh so he just wants somewhere that'll give him more money.

This just gets better and better

comment by Playmaker (U22780)
posted 10 seconds ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 7 minutes ago
From the article:

Nuño Mendes believes that the salary offered by PSG does not correspond to his status as a starter. To the point that the former Sporting CP player now sees himself elsewhere.

Since the start of the season, Nuno Mendes has been used in a more defensive role by his coach Luis Enrique and seems to take less pleasure than when he projects himself forward.
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Oh so he just wants somewhere that'll give him more money.

This just gets better and better
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This shouldn't automatically rule him out though. I've read he's on a really low wage for how he's rated. It is a career for players after all.

comment by Playmaker (U22780)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 7 minutes ago
From the article:

Nuño Mendes believes that the salary offered by PSG does not correspond to his status as a starter. To the point that the former Sporting CP player now sees himself elsewhere.

Since the start of the season, Nuno Mendes has been used in a more defensive role by his coach Luis Enrique and seems to take less pleasure than when he projects himself forward.
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Oh so he just wants somewhere that'll give him more money.

This just gets better and better
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