Leonino exclusive: Sporting worried over player, Rui Borges fears new Biel | OneFootball

Souleymane Faye is starting to cause some concern at Sporting, Leonino knows. According to information gathered by our newspaper, the Lions’ technical staff fear the Senegalese winger could be “the next Biel”.

Even so, Rui Borges has been showing patience with the former Granada player. The coach believes the player made too big a leap too suddenly and that he is still not fully prepared to become a regular option during this complex sporting period, seeing him instead as a prospect for the future.

However, the truth is that Souleymane Faye is taking time to show improvement in service of the Lions. The player used the break for international fixtures to adapt with more time and receive more attention from Rui Borges, as well as to gain muscle mass. However, the Senegalese was then brought on from the bench in Sporting - Santa Clara and once again failed to deliver.

As such, despite the initial vote of confidence in his abilities, Sporting are once again showing concern over the possibility that the winger may not perform at Alvalade, just as happened with Biel — who also arrived in a winter transfer window and is currently on his second consecutive loan spell.

This season, Souleymane Faye — valued at €1.5 million — has made 29 official appearances: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (Granada), five in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League and one in the Taça de Portugal. In the 1,804 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the player recorded two goals and six assists for his former club, having set up teammates only once at Alvalade.

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