Sporting doesn't need Pauleta, what they need is a good creative midfielder. Like maybe..... Figo ! It does look like his time at PSG is nearing an end and at his age I can't see any other team outside of Portugal really making a serius bid for him. Benfica might be a good fit though.
Pauleta is very underrated here on this board. He's still not far removed from being the best player in the French ligue 1.
The #7 for the green-and-white will not be worn again until Figo comes back for his swan song. There was a reason that players like Leandro, Sa Pinto, Niculae and Iordanov got injured while wearing the #7 - it's because the God's punished them for thinking of wearing the holiest of number's for the green-and-white. When Figo comes back, the curse will be lifted, you can bet on it
I wouldn't say that most here feel that he is underrated, just a little out of form. He is not the same Pauleta that was ripping it up while with Bordeaux. He has a better team in PSG, but hasn't seemed to get it together. Perhaps the extra cash that he is pocketing and the extra pressure of playing for a bigger team is just getting to him.
Figo is not done, he´s still a top quality player and it would be great for Sporting to have him on the team, young guys like Danny, Martins or Paulo Sergio could learn a lot playing with him.
Too soon to think of Figo coming back to Portugal. Despite Real's lackluster season he has been their best player. If they had a couple more like him they would be in first place.
who want's Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto after 35? I don't see any of the top portuguese clubs investing on theme
well Figo would always be usefull to any team in Portugal at that age, Rui Costa to a mid team like Couto
I agree, It would be a perfect fit for him and the team. He would help the talented youngsters for sure and would make Sporting a real contender for the title again.