Diário A BOLA don release di final ranking of di most valuable player for 2025/26 season, and na Luis Suárez wey Sporting sign from Almería for €22 million don take di crown. Di Colombian striker wey be 28 years old don become di legitimate heir of Viktor Gyokeres, wey win dis award for di last two seasons.
Suárez don show say e be more of a team player than di Swedish machine, and e don score 28 goals for di league – five from penalty, four from corner kick, 18 with right foot, seven with left foot, only one header, one with chest, and one with shoulder. Three of dem goals come after 90 minutes, wey give Sporting wins against Arouca and Nacional, and a draw at Dragão.
E no be only about scoring; Suárez also contribute to 17 goals (seven assists), and dem only call one penalty against am for di whole season. E score one hat-trick against Rio Ave, and im goals directly give Sporting 12 points. Di MVP of di league only miss two matchdays.
For di ranking, Trincão come second place, wey recover 18 points on Pavlidis for di last six matchdays. E be five times di best player on di pitch, and for di second consecutive season e no miss any matchday – e don play 133 out of 136 league games for im four seasons at Alvalade. João Carvalho also make di list.
Pavlidis finish third, wey be second top scorer with 22 goals, but e suffer for di last 10 matchdays wey e only get 12.5 points. E give di most direct points to im team (14 points), wey result for five wins and two draws, plus four assists.
Di top 10 also include Victor Froholdt (4th), Ricardo Horta (5th), Rodrigo Zalazar (6th), Mathias de Amorim (7th – di most valuable player outside di big four), Diogo Costa (8th), Begraoui (9th), and Alberto Costa (10th).
Meanwhile, SAPO report say di transfer of Luis Suárez don cost Sporting an additional €2.5 million in variables, making total cost €22,157,675 plus extras. Di club must pay €750,000 for Suárez being a starter in at least 20 games, another €750,000 for participating in 25 goals (scored or assisted), about €500,000 for reaching Champions League quarter-finals, and €500,000 for being top scorer of Portuguese league. Almería still get 10% of future transfer fee.
Suárez don become a regular for Colombia national team and dey on pre-list for 2026 World Cup. Interest from Al Hilal don already surface.
Notícias ao Minuto add say Suárez score 28 goals, wey be far from Gyokeres’ 39 last season but almost equal im 29 for 2023/24. E no be di leader at di end of first half, wey Pavlidis get 17 goals, but Suárez maintain consistency while di Benfica striker only score five for second half. Dis make Sporting get di top scorer for three consecutive seasons, a first for di club. Suárez score most of im goals inside di box (26), plus two long-range beauties. 19 goals come from open play, nine from set pieces. E score 18 with right foot, seven with left, one with chest, two headers, and one with heel wey give victory against Nacional at 90+6 minutes. E also score at 90+6 against Arouca, and at 90+10 at Dragão. Dis na di third consecutive game where e rescue points in stoppage time. E score im first hat-trick against Rio Ave. Nine times e put Sporting ahead 1-0.
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