Sporting get €20m-plus signing back and Rui Borges has new option | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis began the new season with reasons to smile. The Greek forward reported to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy fully recovered from the physical problems that marked last season and trained without any limitations on Sporting’s first day of pre-season.

According to the newspaper A Bola, the Greek international arrived in good physical condition and looked ready to put behind him a debut season marked by injuries. Signed from Panathinaikos last summer for €22 million, Ioannidis was never able to show his full potential due to successive physical setbacks.

The striker’s recovery is excellent news for Rui Borges, who now has another option for the attack at a time when he still cannot count on Luis Suárez. The Colombian remains on international duty at the World Cup and will only return to Alcochete after his participation in the competition comes to an end.

Sporting Sporting have high expectations for Ioannidis for the 2026/27 season, believing the forward can finally justify the investment made a year ago. Fully recovered after following a specific plan during the holidays, the Greek now aims to earn a prominent place among Rui Borges’s options.

With the start of pre-season, Fotis Ioannidis will have the opportunity to complete a full preparation for the first time since arriving at Alvalade. The goal is to build competitive rhythm from day one and establish himself as one of the Lions’ main attacking references throughout the new campaign.

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