Ioannidis turned down a move from Portugal, all because of Sporting | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis is giving his all to reduce the time he will be absent due to injury. For this, the Greek international gave up the days off granted by Rui Borges and the Sporting Performance Unit and chose to continue working at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

With a diagnosis of four to six weeks of stoppage, the forward who arrived at Alvalade in the last transfer market suffered a serious injury to his right knee, specifically to the internal collateral ligament, during the match against Santa Clara in the Azores.

Besides that, Sporting even allowed Ioannidis to travel to Athens so he could clear his head and visit his family and friends, as reported by the newspaper Record. However, still devastated by the injury - which he believes could not have come at a worse time - the player ended up staying in Portugal and immediately began treatments, spending every morning undergoing them, with the aim of completing the pain removal process and moving on to the next step: the gym.

The same source also reports that the player is showing some cheerfulness at this stage, as his mobility is returning to normal, although he is not yet authorized to accelerate. It seems possible that Ioannidis may reduce the downtime, but the diagnosis will be made at each microcycle with several evaluations. For now, the possibility of the Greek being part of Rui Borges' choices for the Benfica - Sporting match on December 5th is ruled out.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 22 million euros – has played 13 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 563 minutes, during which he has scored four goals and provided three assists with the green and white stripes.

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