Red Devil: Jason Denayer would have chosen his future club!

This is a choice that, sportingly, can be perplexing. While he was also followed by Valencia according to El Demasque or Torino for several weeks, Jason Denayer would have chosen the project of Al-Nasr, in Saudi Arabia. At least that’s what Rudy Galetti, Italian journalist for Sky Sports, says. “The deal is closed. Jason Denayer will soon be a new Al-Nasr player”he begins on Twitter. “The agreement is complete with the Belgian central defender who will sign a two-year contract accompanied by a net salary of 3.5 million per season. Valencia and Torino were beaten by the Saudis.”

Since Roberto Martinez took power, Jason Denayer is not the first player to favor the financial aspect rather than a more attractive sports project. At the end of his career, Vermaelen had chosen Japan while Axel Witsel had notably signed in China. Yannick Carrasco had also initialed a contract in China but there had been no international competition during his time at Dalian Yifang.

However, some differences remain. Unlike the first, he is much younger (27 years old) and is still in the prime of life. Then, Denayer clearly does not have the same status as these two players mentioned above. Out of form last year and at the end of his contract, the player trained at Manchester City played very little with Lyon last season (1001 minutes in Ligue 1). With Belgium, he had also missed the June meetings and his last appearance dates back to March 2022.

Denayer had notably missed the 2018 World Cup and played two matches at the Euro before losing his place in favor … of Vermaelen. It remains to be seen how Robert Martinez will react to this news. For Sporza, the coach was worried about his situation as a free player. “My two big worries are Adnan Januzaj and Jason Denayer“he began. “In 5 weeks, there is an international match, in 13 weeks, the World Cup… This is a real problem. But also an opportunity for the other players.”

Despite everything, the player stays ahead of other elements who are younger. His experience remains his best asset. Especially since the Spaniard attaches great importance to this parameter. Until when? Response in the coming weeks.