Vagiannidis issues demand to Rui Borges, Sporting could pay the price | OneFootball

Georgios Vagiannidis demands more minutes from Rui Borges at Sporting. The Greek international has been directly competing with Iván Fresneda for a spot in the starting eleven of the green and whites and, to date, despite some advantage for the Spaniard, he believes he is in a position to help the team with more playing time.

After two assists in the Sporting - AFS match, both for Maxi Araújo's brace, the player made clear his goals for the future at Alvalade, noting that he is still in the adaptation process: "It's good to get the assists. But the truth is I am still adapting to the team. I haven't shown what I'm capable of yet. The transition is not easy, coming from the Greek league to the Portuguese one and playing in the Champions League against big clubs and with good teammates. I am still adapting and have been doing my best to help and improve."

Despite a season start with ups and downs at Sporting, the 'number 13' is already fully adapted to Lisbon. Something that contributed to this was the fact that his girlfriend joined him in the Portuguese capital, where she even managed to find a job.

It is worth remembering that Vagiannidis joined Sporting in the last transfer window, after long negotiations between the lions and Panathinaikos. According to the newspaper A Bola, the Greek ended up being recommended to the green and whites in January of last year, after the Leonine management failed to sign Alberto Costa from Vitória de Guimarães - when he moved to Juventus.

Besides that, Sporting may still have to disburse more funds for Vagiannidis, even after he cost Alvalade's coffers 12.5 million euros. There are two bonuses on the table: while one can only be paid at the end of the season, as it requires the lions to win the championship (1M), the second is an individual mark - the Greek must reach 20 games with 45 or more minutes for the Athens club to receive another million.

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