In the current season, Spanish giants Barcelona have started strong but have since faltered under new coach Flick, with a record of 3 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses in their last 9 matches, dropping to third place in La Liga. Moreover, Barcelona has recently encountered another headache, as the registration issues with Olmo and Victor have made them a laughingstock among other teams' fans. Now, another former Barcelona player has delivered an outstanding performance, embarrassing his old club. In 17 matches, he has contributed to 14 goals! The 25-year-old discarded by Barcelona has exploded, with Laporta selling him for 7 million, and now his value is 27 million.
On January 4th, in the 17th round of the Portuguese League, Guimaraes faced off against Sporting Portugal in a goal-scoring battle, ending in a 4-4 draw. In this match, Sporting Portugal's main center forward, Zekai Rais, scored a hat-trick. With 21 goals and 2 assists in 17 appearances this season in the Portuguese League, the Swedish forward, valued at 75 million euros, is a focal point in the transfer market.
After securing 1 point in this match, Sporting Portugal temporarily rose to first place in the league. Sporting Portugal not only has Zekai Rais, but their attacking midfielder, Trincao, also performed exceptionally well. In the match against Guimaraes, Trincao scored a goal in the 95th minute to help the team secure a 4-4 draw. This season, Trincao has started every match for Sporting Portugal in the Portuguese League, scoring 6 goals and providing 8 assists, ranking first in both the assist and dribble charts of the Portuguese League.
Trincao started his career at Braga and joined Barcelona in the summer of 2020 for a transfer fee of 30.9 million euros. However, after only one season with Barcelona, he was abandoned by the team, loaned out, and ultimately officially joined Sporting Portugal. Last summer, Sporting Portugal spent 7 million euros to acquire the Portuguese attacker. Trincao has regained his confidence at Sporting Portugal, becoming a key player in the front line of this Portuguese powerhouse, capable of playing as a winger or attacking midfielder, becoming a formidable force in the Portuguese League. Trincao is still young and has much room for improvement; Barcelona may have been too hasty in selling him.
Trincao is a technical player. If Barcelona had shown more patience and supported Trincao, there would have been hope for him to succeed at the club. Is it that Portuguese players are incompatible with Barcelona? Players like Figo, Quaresma, Gomes, Semedo, and Trincao have given Barcelona a hard time, but Deco became a Barcelona legend, demonstrating that Portuguese players can also achieve great success at Barcelona. Selling Trincao may have been too rash on Barcelona's part.