SANCHES A SYMBOL OF FAILURE

RENATO SANCHES has gone from not being good enough for Bayern Munich, to not being good enough for Swansea. He cannot get into a team that is almost certain to be relegated on Sunday. Undaunted, he has released his own emoji. Swansea fans are understandably upset at the timing — Sanches thinking only of self-promotion as his team drop like a stone. An equally central issue is, who would want it? Who recognises Sanches after this dismal season? He’s hardly a household name, hardly high profile. And what would his emoji symbolise? Unfulfilled promise? A career going down the tubes? An upcoming visit to Wigan, perhaps?