Ioannidis shares message before joining Sporting: A very tough moment | OneFootball

Ioannidis, who is coming to Sporting, shared some words via social media, directed at the fans of the emblem he still represents

Ioannidis is practically confirmed at Sporting, and should be made official by the lions this Monday, September 1st. The Greek forward left a farewell message to the fans of Panathinaikos, via his personal Instagram account - Rui Borges has not yet wanted to confirm his arrival.

"The very difficult moment has come when I have to say goodbye to my 'family'... I started at Panathinaikos as a child who was to fulfill one of his dreams and ended up wearing the armband with honor and pride, being captain of this great club! I lived moments that I will carry with me forever...", began writing Ioannidis.

The forward, who leaves Panathinaikos to reinforce Sporting, continued: "Emotions, laughter, fights, goals, joys and sorrows... Thank you from the heart to the club and the president for the trust during these 5 years, to my teammates who became my brothers, to the staff and to all the people who were there every day to help and take care of me".

"And of course, to the fans, all of you, who supported me at every step. We went through everything together! In addition, I want to make a special mention to all the children with the number '7' with 'Ioannidis' on the back: It is an HONOR that you are wearing the shirt with my name and I want to tell you, NEVER stop dreaming", the Greek player who heads to the lions for a fixed 22 million euros, plus three for objectives, then threw.

Fotis Ioannidis ended his message, as follows: "Believe in yourselves and turn your backs on malice, hatred and doubt because that's how you will fulfill all your desires! I am leaving to pursue my great dream but I will not say 'goodbye'. I will say a big thank you for everything we shared and 'see you again' because I believe!".

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