Jese Rodriguez must clean up his image in order to become a success at Sporting CP, according to the club s former winger Simao.
After a disappointing three-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain, Jese joined Sporting on loan in a deadline-day deal with a purchase option included for the Portuguese club.
Simao, who began his career at Sporting and went on to become one of his country s finest players, compared Jese to Benfica s Moroccan attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt, who arrived in Portugal with his reputation at a low ebb in 2015.
Jese must change, Simao told AS.
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Taarabt, for example, had a second chance. He has to want to change. He will have another chance and he must wash his image.
Jese was considered to be one of European football s bright prospects when he joined PSG from Real Madrid for €25million in August 2016 but he struggled to settle at Parc des Princes.
He made just two of his 14 appearances in all competitions as a member of the starting line-up and was sent out on loan to Las Palmas, Stoke City, Real Betis, and finally to Sporting where he will hope to earn a permanent transfer.
Simao called upon the 26-year-old to reinvent himself in the Primeira Liga, where he hopes to help Marcel Keizer s side improve on last season s third-placed finish.
Simao said: In these situations, the most important thing is to play and make a life outside the grounds of game that allows you to be at a good level and play again at the level you were at in the past.
