Leonino
·22 September 2025
Sporting clash with Nottingham Forest in race for striker

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·22 September 2025
Sporting has been closely following the progress of Sam Rooney, a 16-year-old who plays for St. Patrick's Athletic, a club in the first League of the Republic of Ireland. However, the Alvalade Club already knows that it is not the only one interested in the player.
According to recent information revealed by the 'Irrish Mirror' newspaper, the forward is also being coveted by Nottingham Forest, a club with which the lions do not maintain a good relationship these days, due to events in the last summer market.
Frederico Varandas blames Evangelos Marinakis in the process of Jota Silva, as advanced by Leonino. The President of Sporting points to the owner of Nottingham Forest as the main reason why the forward is not currently a player of the lions.
As known, the Sporting had reached an agreement with the tricky trees for the signing of the Portuguese international, but the documentation arrived at the Portugal League platform one minute after the scheduled limit, which made the deal for the player unfeasible.
Moreover, regarding Sam Rooney, there is still no information on any advance from the lions or even the tricky trees around the player. It is only known that this will not be an easy task, since the player already has a professional contract with his club.
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