Sebastián Coates at the Estoril Open with several teammates

Sporting CP's Uruguayan centre-back Sebastián Coates spoke with the press this weekend, and the defensive giant was quick to confirm his stay in Alvalade: "Hopefully I will be here for years to come and I am very happy in Portugal. Sporting CP is a really important club and I have a good life here."

Coates and several other players are at the Estoril Open to watch this year's ATP World Tour, giving the squad a chance to reflect on next season's campaign: "Of course we had other objectives at the start of the season which we didn't achieve, but we have other things to focus on. We are always motivated at Sporting CP and we are all focused on winning the matches we have left, to get ready for next season as well as possible. I really like Tennis and I was here last year as well. It is nice to get away from football sometines."