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Bruno Prata questions Sporting's decision to sign Fotis Ioannidis. The journalist gave his analysis of the last summer transfer window, where he believes that Portuguese football clubs cannot be as extravagant as in other European countries.

"The unprecedented investment of Sporting, Benfica and Porto reveals the growing challenge of finding young talent at a low cost. The effectiveness of European scouting has increased, reducing Portuguese clubs' access to market opportunities. Examples of this are the 20 million paid by Porto for Froholdt, and the 27 million spent by Benfica on Ríos and Sudakov.", he told Record newspaper, before moving on to an example from the lions.

"Although the context helps to explain the high values, it does not justify certain risky bets. Benfica signed Lukebakio for 20 million (plus 4 in variables), despite the player being almost 28 years old and having limited margin for appreciation. Sporting did the same with Luis Suárez, paying 22.16 million, plus 5.3 million and 10% of future profits", he added.

Next, Bruno Prata refers to one of Sporting's biggest investments in this market - who is set to make his debut against Famalicão - Fotis Ioannidis: "Ioannidis, signed by Sporting for 22 million plus 3 in objectives, and with 25% of the profits given up, lost space at Panathinaikos, which raises doubts about the criteria. In these cases, the impulse to sign seems to have surpassed the real sporting need, generating the perception of consumerism more than strategy"

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