Official! Fotis Ioannidis joins Sporting with a sky-high release clause | OneFootball

It's official! Fotis Ioannidis is Sporting's new reinforcement and has already had the opportunity to speak to the Sporting fans

It's official! Fotis Ioannidis is the latest reinforcement for Sporting. The international forward for the Greek national team has long been courted by the Sporting SAD, who have been showing interest in the player since the summer of 2024. As a sign of confidence in their new player, the Hellenic signed a contract with a termination clause of 100 million euros and has already had the opportunity to speak to the fans.

“I want to thank everyone for welcoming me so well. I really like the club and its ideas. I will play at a very high level against very difficult opponents and with very good teammates” revealed the striker, who arrived from Panathinaikos, to Sporting TV.

Next, Fotis Ioannidis revealed that his transfer to Sporting was aided by his former teammate at the Athens emblem and the Greek national team, also reinforcement Georgios Vagiannidis: “I spoke with Georgios Vagiannidis, with whom I exchange many messages because we are very good friends. He is an excellent person and a great player”.

“He told me the best things I could hear (about Sporting), I am very happy. I will speak, now, with the rest of the team. I know they are very good and humble, we will have a good connection for sure” concluded the former captain of Panathinaikos, in his first statements as a player of Sporting.

According to information advanced by the portal Transfermarkt, Fotis Ioannidis arrives at Sporting in a deal where the Sporting SAD pays 22 million euros for the 25-year-old player's pass. However, he had numbers below expectations at Panathinaikos, having only registered 11 goals and two assists over 42 games. This season, he has not scored any goals in five games.

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