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

Souleymane Faye is starting to cause some concern at Sporting, Leonino has learned. According to information gathered by our newspaper, the lions' technical staff fear that the Senegalese winger could be a "new 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, viewing him instead as an option 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 player 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 is once again showing concern over the possibility that the winger may not succeed at Alvalade, just as happened with Biel — who also arrived in the winter transfer window and is currently on his second consecutive loan spell.

This season, Souleymane Faye — valued at €1.5 million — has played 29 official matches: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (Granada), five in the 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, while providing just one assist for his teammates at Alvalade.

Check out Faye and Luis Guilherme upon arrival:

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