Helder Postiga anxious to play for Sporting - TalkSoccer

**Oliver_Kahn** · 01-06-2008, 03:20 PM

It's official, Helder Postiga signs for Sporting.

3 year deal, 2.5m € for 50% of his rights.
:.: Jornal Record :.:

I'm in complete shock atm.

Rego_09 · 01-06-2008, 03:23 PM

really?? well, if he has a starting spot it would be good for his career but i thought this guys heart was 100 committed to Porto, thats futebol.

**Oliver_Kahn** · 01-06-2008, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rego_09

really?? well, if he has a starting spot it would be good for his career but i thought this guys heart was 100 committed to Porto, thats futebol.

Yeah, reported in all newspapers.

I also thought he was a Portista but I guess he wanted to put his career back on track, knowing that he wouldn't have a chance at Porto.

Good signing for Sporting.

Daniel24 · 01-06-2008, 04:22 PM

Wow. I cannot believe this. I cant believe this is true... With Liedson and Postiga up front its gonna cause some problems in the defense against some of the teams with younger unexperienced defenders and especially injury prone defenders....

**z187** · 01-06-2008, 05:03 PM

holy crap this is a shock.

anyways, cough* Quaresma cough* I thought he was a sporting guy too at once. players have to do whats best for their career, Postiga will prolly do better at Sporting because we use 2 strikers and it suits him better.

**jec1** · 01-06-2008, 08:03 PM

My own worst nightmare came true....

*POSTIGA SIGNS WITH SPORTING*

As everyone knows, I'm not a fan of helder skelder, he's an overrated piece of shit.

Daniel24 · 01-06-2008, 08:47 PM

Postiga in his Sporting Jersey.!

Frank Cunha · 01-06-2008, 08:49 PM

good move by Sporting

**SOMOSBENFICA** · 01-06-2008, 11:36 PM

I'm a fan of Postiga and I wish him the best at Sporting.

Frank Cunha · 02-06-2008, 12:59 AM

P Bento, Postiga was always first choice
cover of Jornal o jogo
OJOGO ONLINE

Frank Cunha · 02-06-2008, 10:49 AM

Postiga to wear #23
photo and article
24horas

EURODAD · 02-06-2008, 02:07 PM

Wow, I did not see that one coming. I thought they were going to sign Pauleta. Any word Frank ?

**Oliver_Kahn** · 02-06-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EURODAD

Wow, I did not see that one coming. I thought they were going to sign Pauleta. Any word Frank ?

apparently Pauleta was too expensive (wages) so they decided to get Postiga instead.

Rui Da Silva · 02-06-2008, 06:18 PM

A big part of this deal that has not been talk about is that Sporting is going to sign his younger Brother 12 year old Jose Postiga. Who was voted the best player in the Under 12 World Cup. He is at Varzim and scored 65 goals in 28 games. last season. He reminds people of Fernado Torres. He is faster and more of a Natural Goal Scorer then his older Brother

**Lemmy** · 02-06-2008, 06:56 PM

FC Porto striker Helder Postiga has signed for Sporting Clube de Portugal in a €2.5m deal that also sees 17-year-old Diogo Viana travel in the opposite direction.

'Very happy'
"I am very happy to represent this great club," Postiga said. "It is a unique opportunity to give my career a new boost." Postiga has signed a three-year contract with Sporting, though Porto retain 50 per cent of the player's registration and will receive half of any future transfer. The 25-year-old Postiga came through the Porto academy and played for them from 2001 to 2003 before moving to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a year. He returned to Porto in 2004, then had a spell on loan at AS Saint-Etienne in 2005 before a similar arrangement at Panathinakos FC in Greece from January this season. Postiga has scored ten times in 32 appearances for Portugal.

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