He made his debut for his boyhood club Sporting at the age of 18 and was offered Ronaldo’s former No.7 shirt by club president Federico Varandas.According to Spanish AS, grounded youngster Tiago Tomas gave his response.”I do not want it, president. I do not want that pressure. I prefer to be Tiago Tomas.”Arsenal reshaping the back four – White is coming, Aarons to replace BellerinPlayer that produces that much respect out of club president himself must be something and Gunners are sensing Tomas’ potential grandeur.Lisbon-born, nicknamed ‘TT’ by his teammates, appeared in 30 league matches for Lions of Lisbon last season and was in the starting line-up 16 times. Tomas finished the campaign with six goals and three assists in all competitions.Interested big clubs have already begun to appear, with Arsenal having held informal discussions with Tomas’ representatives regarding a move to the Emirates Stadium this summer.Tomas signed a five-year contract with Sporting in 2020 which includes a 72 million USD release clause (7.8 billion).##EDITORS_CHOICE##Roma have also reportedly shown interest, but Goal can confirm that the teenager is likely to stay with Sporting for next season so as to play Champions League football for the first time.His childhood friend and former Sporting team-mate, Miguel Verissimo, shared an interesting story about Tomas’ beginnings when speaking to Zero Zero.”He played for the Maristas, in the school team, and there was a game in which Tiago, who had already scored a goal, got injured,” “He left, went to the nearby hospital, was told he was fine, went back to the game, and scored another goal! It was like he was a superhero!”Serial record-breaker Cristiano Ronaldo is the joint-highest international football scorerA striker who is not a typical No.9 with work-rate and selflessness regularly cited as two of his main attributes. His willingness to work closer to the midfields to get involved in link-up play may limit the amount of goals he scores, even if it facilitates others in finding the net.His long-legged running style having been compared to Kylian Mbappe and Thierry Henry in the past while his control and dribbling ability has been likened to that of Kaka – huge comparisons to live up to.”He doesn’t have to rush [to leave]. There is still more to do in Portugal. In the end, it will depend on the club that comes in for him – if they need an immediate performance or if they plan to let him grow.”, his agent, Carlos Goncalves, told AS.
