Daniel Podence has labelled Wolverhampton Wanderers as incredible, but admitted it is Olympiacos who he will always truly cherish.
The winger has been speaking to A Bola about his career after leaving Wolves this summer to join Al-Shabab.
That brought an end to a four year stay at Molineux and his time in Europe, which started at Sporting Club de Portugal and saw him move up the various youth ranks before heading to Olympiacos in July 2018.
HE impressed there for two year before moving to Wolves in a €19.6m deal and went on to make 108 appearances for the club scoring 16 goals and registering nine assists.
He returned to Olympiacos in 2023 and has now left permanently for Al-Shabab, starting a new chapter of his career at 28-years-old.
It’s been a varied journey, to say the least, with the winger one of several players to depart Sporting under a storm after fans attacked the training ground and even attacked some of the players.
Leaving the club at that time hurt the player and he admits as much, but he insists he wouldn’t change a thing about what’s come since, even if he does have to be slightly harsh to Wolves and Sporting when looking back.
“It was a very specific situation, I can’t say what I would do today,” he said.
“I know that the decision I made was difficult, but at the same time it was very right, because I went to a club, Olympiakos, that opened the doors for me to things I would never have expected.
“I don’t regret anything and, on the contrary, if it were today, I would leave for Olympiakos again because it was the best possible way out.
“I was very happy there, I then managed to go to the Premier League, the best championship in the world, and Wolverhampton is an incredible club, where I had very good years. If it were today, I would do the same even though it hurt me to leave Sporting like that.
“I admit that it may hurt, whether for Sporting or Wolverhampton fans, but I want to praise Olympiakos because it was a club and a mass of associative fans that supported me during the time I was there. During the years I was there I won and lost, but I always had their support.”
