19 Aug 2014 22:59:42
Hi Eds, or anyone that might be in the know. SSN Running a piece on Lucas Silva of Cruzeiro with a number of teams interested in him.

I had a gander at him and saw he only really broke into the side this season. Is there any interest from us, say in a scouting perspective? or is this just rumour mill going wild?

Sanshine

{Ed002's Note - Lucas Silva attracted a lot of scouts during the last season from across Europe. One EPL side made a proposal about buying him and lending him back - I suspect because of work permit issues. Dinamo Moskow, Benfica and Porto have made their interest known and it is surprising there have been no more firm offers at this time. However, I understand that Marco Silva is keen to take him to Sporting but may well wait until Carvalho's departure is confirmed. But he does appear on a list of players which may well be making a move in the next two weeks.}

1.) 20 Aug 2014
Who's currently showing interest in Carvalho Ed? Saw Arsenal and Chelsea being linked with him again and he was also mooted as an alternative for us if the Vidal move didn't happen.

{Ed002's Note - Arsenal are interested but not at the asking price - Chelsea are interested but they are awaiting news on another player first. Sporting are expecting him to leave, but would not be upset if a deal cannot be put together.}

2.) 20 Aug 2014
Do you expect Carvalho to go then ed? If so, where?

{Ed002's Note - It is not what I expect, it is what Sporting expect. Certainly he is one of a list of players that there is interest in form various clubs - and may well move over the next two weeks. There is plenty of time and plenty of movement to come. There are lots of efforts from agents of players from the likes of Shakhtar that are trying to move players on, and there are Italian clubs with business to do, as there are German clubs still hovering and many of the "leading" English sides are still trying to regroup for the new season.}

3.) 20 Aug 2014
Thanks for that Ed, will be on the look out for where he may end up!