Tottenham Hotspur defender Pedro Porro has paid a visit to the Sporting Clube de Portugal team hotel ahead of facing Arsenal tonight.
The Europa League takes centre stage this evening and Arsenal still have work to do.
Last week’s 2-2 draw with Sporting means Arsenal can’t take tonight’s second leg easy.
A fortuitous own goal handed Arsenal that draw in Lisbon and Sporting would love to spring a real shock tonight.
Tottenham may have one eye on his game after links to Sporting boss Ruben Amorim.
Spurs fans watched their side crash out of Europe last week and would now love to see Arsenal do the same this evening.
Tottenham ace Pedro Porro visits Sporting hotel
Tottenham even have a former Sporting ace in their ranks in wing back Pedro Porro.
The Spaniard was the source of a major transfer saga in January as Tottenham battled to try and sign him.
The deal was off, on again, off again and finally completed on deadline day with Tottenham securing a loan with obligation to buy this summer.
Arsenal will probably be quite glad the move happened, or Porro would be going up against them in this Europa League clash.
Porro has shown that he is a major threat going forward and even notched an assist for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Portuguese newspaper Record now show photos of Porro paying a visit to his former Sporting teammates.
Porro decided to go and visit Sporting in their London hotel ahead of tonight’s game, reuniting with his former teammates and coaches.
Boss Amorim was pictured with Porro, as were Manuel Ugarte and Antonio Adan as the former Sporting star dropped in for a reunion.
Porro would of course love to see Sporting advance anyway, but that desire may have only heightened now he is playing for Arsenal’s bitter rivals.
Few would be surprised to see Porro in the away end at the Emirates Stadium tonight, but no matter where he is, the Tottenham star will be cheering on his former club.
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