The midfielder is rebuilding his career at Bayern and is clearly a huge talent, which makes his failed spell at Swansea so bafflingSeptember 2017, the London Stadium. Renato Sanches is brought down by Cheikhou Kouyaté deep inside the West Ham half and is determined to take the free-kick. He tells his Swansea teammates he is going to put it in the top corner. One swing of his right boot later and the ball is on its way to the top corner . of the stadium rather than the net. Swansea’s players are already turning on their heel before gravity has started to do its work. Related: Dele Alli, Twitter loneliness and the cautionary tale of Renato Sanches | Barney Ronay Renato needs affection. He needs to feel part of something and to know he has someone to support him Related: Ballad of Ousmane Dembélé: £100m victim of football’s fat greasy hands | Barney Ronay Continue readingreadfullarticle
