The contract ofAxel Witsel in the Bundesliga ends in June, at the end of the 2021/2022 season. “At 33, I find thatAxel is still a good pick and I think starting from Dortmund by being free, it will open doors for him. With Thorn and Axel, we read this article which evokes a rumor of a possible return to Standard. We laugh about it together! Now, Axel is a true Liègeois. So he could, at some point, say to himself: ‘there is a real project in Standard, I would like to be part of it, to supervise the young people and bring my stone to the building and to ensure that the Standard revive a little bit. That’s something he could totally do. But there, what he wants is still to play football in ambitious teams that can still make a difference in the European Cup, etc. I think the Standard isn’t really in that situation right now. So I don’t see Axel sign a contract with the Liège side immediately”, valued Thomas Miller.
“But we fucked Axel with that. He was told: ‘it’s already the end of his career’. We think a little about Vincent Kompany for example, who returned to Anderlecht also with a view to becoming a coach. Vincent had a lot of injuries and somewhat complicated situations towards the end. Corn Axel is still in top form, like a 25-year-old guy. And I think he can still play a few years on the pitch at top clubs. He won’t be coming back right away. He will come back, that’s for sure, but not right away.”, concludes Thomas.
