Exclusive: Rui Borges doubts Sporting signing is ready to play | OneFootball

The integration of Souleymane Faye into Sporting’s first team requires a great deal of caution. According to information obtained by our newspaper, in an Exclusive for Leonino, Rui Borges believes that the Senegalese winger made too big a leap too suddenly. The coach feels that the player is still not sufficiently prepared to be a regular option during this complex sporting phase.

The player arrived at Alvalade in the last transfer window, just like Luís Guilherme. However, since his arrival, the former Granada player has yet to fully convince the Lions’ coaching staff. The few minutes he has spent on the pitch have revealed some shortcomings in his quick adaptation to the demanding pace of the green and white squad.

Due to the numerous absences in the squad and a very tight schedule, there was a need to look for several urgent solutions, which, from the club’s perspective, led to Faye being ‘thrown to the lions’ as soon as he arrived.

Although he is not yet fully integrated into Sporting’s tactical dynamics, there is internal confidence. Rui Borges sees the winger as a valid solution for the future, as he himself has already indicated. The immediate goal is to ensure he has enough time to iron out the rough edges, keeping him away from the intense media pressure in decisive matches.

In the current season, Souleymane Faye — valued at 1.5 million euros — has played 26 official matches: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (Granada), four in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Taça de Portugal. In the 1,746 minutes he spent on the pitch, the player recorded two goals and six assists for his former club, having assisted his teammates only once at Alvalade.

Recall Faye’s arrival in Portugal:

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