Sporting star takes steps to impress Rui Borges | OneFootball

Georgios Vagiannidis's journey at Sporting has been somewhat irregular. Despite arriving with the status of a starter in Rui Borges's team, he ended up being surpassed by Iván Fresneda and now, he intends to take measures to change this trend.

The newspaper A Bola revealed that the 24-year-old full-back has made some decisions to counter what has happened so far, especially on a personal level. Initially, the Greek international is taking lessons to learn to speak Portuguese, to improve his understanding with the team.

Furthermore, Vagiannidis wants to feel as much at home as possible when he is in Lisbon and, therefore, he brought his girlfriend and his brother, Emilios Vagiannidis, who is playing for the under-23 team of Casa Pia, with the intention of signing a professional contract by the end of the year.

Moreover, Sporting's 'number 13' will have a new opportunity next Saturday, November 22. Rui Borges is expected to give Vagiannidis the starting position against Marinhense, in a match valid for the Portuguese Cup, after Fresneda was chosen in the last match against Santa Clara.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Georgios Vagiannidis - valued at 12 million euros - has participated in 11 matches. The green and white full-back played a total of 730 minutes, in which he managed to make three assists for his teammates.

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