Exclusive Leonino – Sporting concerned over Paulo Iago | OneFootball

Sporting is apprehensive about the development of Paulo Iago, Leonino knows. The green and white officials believe that the player who passed through Real Madrid has not shown the expected development in this first year with the lions.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, the structure, led by Frederico Varandas, expected the Spanish footballer to be fully adapted to the reality of the green and white emblem, something that has not yet happened.

Paulo Iago was in Real Madrid's academy since 2014, where he ended up scoring more than 200 goals in various levels of the Spanish emblem. The athlete was even hailed as one of the great promises of football and was even compared to Lamine Yamal, now a star at Barcelona.

The lions do not want to repeat what happened with Adam Arvelo. The winger, who also joined the lions from Real Madrid, generated a lot of media attention when signing the contract, but ended up leaving the lions through the back door heading to Las Palmas.

Since joining Sporting in September 2024, he has only played 14 games for the under-23 team (one goal scored). Out of all the matches played, the 18-year-old player played 90 minutes on only two occasions. This season, he has five games (126 minutes).

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