After PSV passed on the chance to buy out Sergiño Dest’s loan from Barcelona, the player’s future has become clearer.
The US defender seemed to be staying put with the Eredivisie winners following his pivotal part in their championship run. With few opportunities to play at Barcelona, the USMNT international seems destined to depart Catalonia before next season. In addition, the Blaugrana were eager to let him go.
After struggling for two years in La Liga and on loan at AC Milan, the defender had fun establishing himself as a squad regular. What’s more, a few days ago, he expressed an interest in remaining in the Netherlands.
In an interview with The Athletic, he attributed much of his ease in Eindhoven to a virtue he may have been lacking in previous years, honesty. “That’s what makes this club so special”, he said.
“You can have normal conversations with people and they’re upfront, even if sometimes you don’t like to hear some things. They respect you and treat you well and, for me, that’s very important. If people respect you, you will feel better and play better. The same goes the other way around.
“The coach [Peter Bosz] is usually very calm with us and he’s confident in us. Even if we have a game where we don’t play as well as we can, he still believes in us. We have a lot of quality and we are always able to turn things around. That’s important.”
Injury forces PSV to change plans
But he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the season’s last weeks. Thus, he will need surgery to repair the damage. The 23-year-old defender was reportedly the victim of pure bad luck in a bizarre training event. To make it more weird, the situation did not even include any of his teammates.
Following the announcement of his injury, PSV has reportedly chosen not to retain him. Expert on player transfers reports that the Dutch side has decided not to trigger the $10.7 million buy clause.
Dest was hoping to…
Source link : https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/psv-make-decision-on-dests-future-to-leave-barca-for-free/
Author : Martina Alcheva
Publish date : 2024-05-10 20:56:14
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.