When it became apparent there’d been a problem with Adrien Silva’s registration at Leicester City, Sporting quickly wanted to make their stance very clear on the matter.
Aside from insinuating and leaking that any problems with the deal going through late were due to Leicester City, and a matter between the Foxes and FIFA, Sporting wanted it known the deal was done.
Therefore, it didn’t really matter what FIFA said, Adrien Silva was a Leicester player and wouldn’t be turning out for Sporting. The details of the deal were made public, everything was announced officially, and the only other comments from Sporting were that it was a shame Adrien couldn’t play… but essentially not their problem.
Last weekend it was reported that ‘Leicester City’s Adrien Silva’ had returned to Portugal for treatment on an injury, and this weekend the player’s wife spoke about being prepared to follow her husband to England.
