On the last day of the summer market, FC Porto entered Sidnei Tavares. But who is this 19-year-old Portuguese midfielder hired by the dragons from Leicester? O More football draws the profile of the young player, with the help of those who know him closely.
Portuguese international in the under-18s and under-19s, Sidnei Tavares, who is Nani’s cousin, has been in the foxes since he was nine years old.
Despite being in Leicester’s under-23 team, last season he played for the first team in the Premier League (two appearances) and also in the Europa League (one game).
The contract with the foxes ended this summer and, according to Leicester sources contacted by Maisfutebol, Brendan Rodgers tried to convince him to stay, but Sidnei Tavares refused because the family did not like the attitude of the sporting director.
«He has a good physique, he is agile, fast and technically capable player. He is a box-to-box midfielder who has good ability to progress with the ball, especially in offensive transition, where he combines his mastery of the ball with his physical abilities,” says a Leicester source, who explains that Sidnei Tavares has “a similar style of play to that of Jude Bellingham».
“It’s still green from a tactical point of view and will improve with Sérgio Conceição,” adds the same source.
At FC Porto, Sidnei Tavares should train with the main team, although there is a strong possibility of playing in the B team at an early stage.
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