Spain international Pedro Porro said on Monday he was “very grateful to Sporting” shortly before flying to London to sign for Tottenham Hotspur, fifth in the English Football League.
“I am very happy with this step, but I am leaving a club that has given me everything. I am very grateful and I wish them well. I leave many friends here. They also know that I thank them since I arrived. I have to make my life, chase my dream,” said the 23-year-old right-back in a speech to the press at Lisbon airport.
The Spaniard also explained that he was not refusing to train on Monday, but rather had asked not to, given that “the head was not right” under the “things of the negotiations”.
When asked by journalists if he had already spoken to Tottenham coach Antonio Conte, he assured that this conversation “has not yet taken place”.
The deal, which has been much talked about in the national and international press, is subject to official confirmation and the usual medical checks and other protocol issues, with the January transfer window closing today.
Tottenham, who played with Sporting in the group stage of the Champions League this season, are fifth in the ‘Premier League’, with 36 points, 14 of which are from leader Arsenal. Cup from England.
Pedro Porro joined Sporting on loan from Manchester City, who later sold him permanently to the ‘Lions’, and played 98 games (12 goals) between 2020/21 and the first half of 2022/23, having already played for the clubs played Spaniards Peralada, Girona and Valladolid.
He reached the Spanish national team, added one cap, and for the ‘lions’ he added a title of national champion and two League Cups.
Source: DN
