Sporting Clube de Portugal - Futebol, SAD
In light of news articles published throughout the day in relation to the player Adrien Silva, Sporting SAD notes the following:
1 – The player renewed his contract in February 2016 in a deal involving significant sums of money, making it absolutely clear that the extension to his contract would mean that Adrien Silva would say at the Club until the end of his career. This was expressly stated by the president of Sporting CP, the player's father and representatives before agreeing the contract.
2 – Additionally, Adrien Silva gave an interview on the 23rd of May in which he clearly said that he would not leave Sporting without winning the league.
3 – Never during recent months has anything been said to to the president or has any proposal been made for the transfer of Adrien Silva and the president has not met with the player's father or representatives for that purpose. In this light, if somebody is tricking the player then it is his representatives and not Sporting CP.
4 – Adrien Silva is a contracted professional player who knows how to respect the club as a person and an athlete. All Sporting fans see him as an example to follow.
5 – Sporting CP and its president will always defend the interests of the club and will also defend the club's assets.
6 – It is understandable at this stage that agents or representatives of athletes are a destabilising influence on players. This however will not affect how the club or its fans treats players.
