Sao Paulo secures Henrique for five more seasons

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Despite his open dissatisfaction with the lack of playing time at Sao Paulo, 20-year-old Henrique extended his contract with the team for an additional five years on Wednesday.

　　Voted as the MVP in Brazil's under-20 2011 FIFA World Cup, he returned to Brazil and expressed his desire to change teams in hopes of receiving more playing time.

　　At Sao Paulo since he was 16-year-old, the talented striker saw very limited game time and was restricted to the reserve bench.

　　Attracting worldwide attention, Sao Paulo's head coach Adilson Batista influenced the club's directory to make certain that he remains¹ on staff due to his promising² future.

　　With his new contract Henrique increased his yearly salary of roughly 68,000 US dollars to more than 450,000 per year.

　　Henrique expressed his content with the deal saying that he always dreamt of making history at Sao Paulo and that now he hopes to make his dreams come true.

　　Batista is expected to use Henrique in the immediate³ future, citing the lack of a playmaker up front, especially since striker Luis Fabiano has yet to play in a single match this year due to corrective surgery and ensuing injuries.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。