Ioannidis turned down a move from Portugal, all because of Sporting | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis is giving his all to reduce the time he will be absent due to injury. To this end, the Greek international gave up the days off granted by Rui Borges and Sporting’s Performance Unit and chose instead to continue working at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

With a diagnosis of between four to six weeks out, the forward who arrived at Alvalade in the last transfer window suffered a serious injury to his right knee, more specifically to the medial collateral ligament, during the match against Santa Clara, in the Azores.

Other than that, Sporting had actually allowed Ioannidis to travel to Athens so he could clear his head and visit his family and friends, according to the newspaper Record. However, still devastated by the injury—which he believes could not have come at a worse time—the player ended up staying in Portugal and immediately began treatment, spending every morning undergoing it, with the goal of completing the pain removal process and moving on to the next step: the gym.

The same source also reports that the player is showing some cheerfulness at this stage, as his mobility is already returning to normal, although he has not yet been cleared to accelerate. It seems possible that Ioannidis may reduce his downtime, but the diagnosis will be made at each microcycle and with several evaluations. For now, the possibility of the Greek being part of Rui Borges’ choices for Benfica - Sporting, on December 5, is ruled out.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis—valued at 22 million euros—has played 13 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 563 minutes, during which he has already scored four goals and provided three assists with the green and white stripes.

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