Leonino exclusive: Sporting-Panathinaikos Vagiannidis deal hits snag | OneFootball

Sporting are not willing to let Georgios Vagiannidis go on loan to Panathinaikos, Leonino has learned. Despite the Greek club’s interest in bringing the right-back back, the Alvalade club believes it makes no sense to temporarily loan the player to the side with whom they negotiated a significant fee last summer.

According to what our newspaper has learned, the green-and-white SAD is open to talking with the Greeks if there is room for a deal under different terms, namely a permanent transfer or an agreement that is financially advantageous for Sporting. Even so, a straightforward loan does not currently have support in Alvalade.

Signed for around €13 million, the wide player continues to be seen as an asset with room to grow within Sporting’s setup. Even though he has not secured an undisputed place in the team, the Lions do not want to make an exit easy without a significant financial return.

As our newspaper reported exclusively, rivals Olympiacos have joined the race (Learn more HERE). The right-back is one of the players who could leave the team at the end of the current season and is beginning to stir the market in Greece, a country where he is highly rated.

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