Sevilla may well end up holding onto their best central defender, but at what opportunity cost? French defender Loic Bade has rejected a move to Stuttgart, which has left Sporting Director Victor Orta in something of a bind.
Stuttgart had agreed a deal with Sevilla for Bade that would have ensured at least €20m in their accounts this summer, and put them in a position of profit in terms of their business, giving them extra margin to manoeuvre in their salary limit. Roma had also shown interest, but Stuttgart were the only side to present a concrete offer, and Sevilla were banking on the deal going through, but Bade has turned their offer down.
It will leave Sevilla sufficient space to register Kelechi Iheanacho, sign a low-cost left-back, and little more, as per Marca. Orta had promised manager Garcia Pimienta a central midfielder before the end of the window. Los Nervionenses will move on Marcos Acuna, who is headed to River Plate, but they will only save his €6.5m salary and there will be no fee involved say Relevo.
Sevilla have been linked with Atletico Madrid left-back Javi Galan and Aston Villa’s Alex Moreno, but it looks as if a loan move will be most likely, if they are struggling for space in their salary limit. Currently, Adria Pedrosa is set to be the sole occupant of the position.
