Tottenham and Manchester United officials in Frankfurt as transfer interest mounts in midfielder

The two clubs have “followed him for a long time” and identified him as a potential target this summer, and the fact that he was a star man against England would not have gone unnoticed.

Unfortunately for both of them, he turned a blind eye to the growing interest and made it clear that he wants to stay in Portugal for at least another year. Sporting also promised manager Ruben Amorim that the midfielder would not be sold.

It is up to Tottenham and Manchester United to convince both sides to move away from that plan and it remains to be seen if their scouts were convinced enough by his performance against England to now present one to their Portuguese counterparts.