12/15/2023 Act. at 09:19 CET
They were not difficult months in Milan. Sergiño Dest left on loan to the Lombard capital in search of prominence. The one he stopped having at Barça with Xavi Hernández. And I don’t quite fit in with Pioli. He returned this past summer (he has a contract with FC Barcelona until 2025) to Barcelona, participated in the preseason, made the American tour and in August his departure was made official. A new loan. He returned to the country where he was born to play for PSV Eindhoven.
“One step back to take two steps forward,” the saying goes. A ‘hit’ that in the case of the United States international is working like a glove. Peter Bosz recruited him for the cause, with whom he already met at Ajax. He landed on August 21 and on the 22nd he was already starting in a very important duel against Rangers prior to the Champions League.
START WITH ‘MAMBO’
That tie meant an initial blow of morale and confidence that Sergiño picked up on the fly. From that moment on, he has become untouchable for Bosz in a vintage PSV Eindhoven. The ‘curious’ thing is that he has established himself playing as a left back, with a changed leg. Where he usually acts also in his selection, by the way.
Dest is one of the pillars of this team led by Peter Bosz, who is an outstanding leader in the Eredivisie and who has reached the round of 16 of the Champions League with one day to spare. And leaving Seville and Lens by the wayside, be careful.
The North American is making the most of the transfer. Very solid at the back and contributing in offensive tasks. And indulging in some ‘frivolity’ like the other day against Arsenal at 1-1. She came on in the second half and threw a shot that was pure fantasy.
WITHOUT FEAR CLAUSE
Now, fate can make him face the team he owns, Barça, in the next round. Does not have a fear clause (it was one of those final operations in which Mateu, the great supporter, was already on the sidelines), so Monday’s draw in Nyon could bring a confrontation that would be morbid.
PSV, all this, has a purchase option of 10 million euros for the North American. Which, given what we have seen, seems like a bargain for the player. We’ll see how everything turns out.
2023-12-15 05:30:22
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