The Daily Mail has revealed that talented Sporting CP winger Marcus Edwards was involved in a car crash on the outskirts of Lisbon.
The report assured that neither the footballer nor the driver of the other vehicle were hurt in this incident. Despite escaping from any notable injury, Edwards is said to have been shaken, with his car flipped 90 degrees.
Once a part of Spurs’ academy, Edwards left in 2019 to join Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal. Two and a half years later, he went on to sign for Sporting Lisbon.
Edwards has played 83 times for Sporting CP, scoring 18 goals and providing 21 assists (Transfermarkt).
His form saw him being linked with a move back to Spurs earlier this month when the print edition of O Jogo (as relayed by Sport Witness) revealed that although the Lilywhites have a 35 per cent sell-on clause on Edwards, the Portuguese club want to generate €80m (£70m) from his sale.
In fact, when Tottenham signed Pedro Porro from the same club back in January, Marcus Edwards was instrumental in making that deal happen, albeit inadvertently.
After talks almost collapsed over transaction fees, Spurs agreed to waive a portion of the sell-on fee owed to them in the event of Edwards being sold (Evening Standard).
Marcus Edwards is shaken but escaped injury
Luckily, Edwards and the other driver escaped without any major injuries. Club representatives were at the scene of the accident to help the 24-year-old.
The former Spurs academy graduate was apparently on his way to training ahead of his side’s Europa League clash against Atalanta.
Spurs Web Opinion
While accidents are commonplace on the road, the only takeaway from this is the fact that thankfully, neither Marcus nor the other party involved suffered any major injuries.
Damages to the car can be dealt with. It remains to be seen if Ruben Amorim makes Edwards play so soon, in the aftermath of the accident.
With respect to Spurs’ interest in the player, Sporting made life so difficult for us during the Pedro Porro deal, changing details at the last minute. We can expect nothing different from them if we try to sign Edwards and we must be prepared for that.
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