Some seven years on from his ill-fated move to Inter Milan, Joao Mario has the chance to cap the best goalscoring season of his career by putting a dent in the Nerazzurri's armour.
The 2016-17 season was far from a memorable one for Inter. It started with Frank de Boer replacing Roberto Mancini in the dugout, but ended with the Italian giants preparing to hire a third different permanent manager since Mancini's exit.
A slew of summer signings had failed to gel under either De Boer or his short-lived successor Stefano Pioli. Portuguese starlet Joao Mario was the marquee arrival, joining in a £35m switch from Sporting CP after winning the Euros with Portugal, but he was one of many to flounder, never really building on his reputation as an exciting midfielder who could chip in with a few goals.
