Rui Borges uses break to give Sporting player special attention | OneFootball

One of Rui Borges’ missions during this break for international fixtures, with part of his squad away, is to pay special attention to the development of Souleymane Faye, a player who joined Sporting in the last transfer window.

With several absences due to international duty — 16 players away — the Sporting coach has been taking the opportunity to work more closely with Faye. The winger has shown willingness and openness to improve, looking to earn his place in the manager’s plans. Rui Borges has already highlighted: "Both he and Luís Guilherme are players for the future, because we believe in the potential of both".

As our newspaper had already reported, in a Leonino Exclusive, the coach believes the player is still not 100% ready to make his full contribution to the green-and-white team, which is why he sees this need for extra work.

This season, Souleymane Faye — valued at €1.5 million — has made 28 official appearances: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (for Granada), four in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League and one in the Taça de Portugal. In the 1,783 minutes he has been 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.

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