Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 09:00 I by Redactie
The Zomermercato is approaching its lock and at Club Brugge the files follow each other quickly. Where attention in recent weeks mainly went to the soap story about Joel Ordoñez and the renewed interest in Raphael Onyedika, in the meantime another story is popping up: that of Zaid Romero.
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Since his arrival, the Argentinian defender has never really broken through in the blue-black shirt. This season he had to deal with just one basic place in the lost competition match against KV Mechelen. In addition, a few short raids were added to the Supercup and the Champions League pre-rounds against Salzburg. For duels such as Zulte Waregem and Rangers, he did not even make it to the selection.
The contrast with teammates such as Ordoñez and Onyedika can hardly be bigger. While they are stubbornly in the interest of clubs from top competitions, Romero at Club Brugge seems more and more unnecessary.
Brazilian solution?
Just there now seems to be an opening. In Brazil, several media report that Santos has been following the situation of Romero for a while. The club, where Neymar once started his career, would have put a concrete proposal on the table.
According to those messages, it is a rental deal for one season, linked to a purchase option. How much Santos is willing to pay has not been leaked for the time being, but the interest remains serious.
Exciting final days
At Club Brugge people are now faced with a difficult balance. On the one hand, the club no longer wants to be surprised by late outgoing transfers from key players such as Ordoñez or Onyedika, on the other hand the departure of a player like Romero can create space.
