Joao Mario: Why Man Utd, Arsenal intensifying pursuit of Sporting CP powerhouse

Joao Mario. Calm. Assured. Driven. What you see is what you get from the Sporting CP midfielder - on and off the pitch.

Where the profile of Renato Sanches, the Benfica teen, has exploded across Europe this season, the rise of Joao Mario, at 23, has been a slow, deliberate burn. But both have one thing in common: this summer they'll compete at their first Euros with Portugal.

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