La Liga
Sevilla Football Club is facing a decisive situation at this market closure. The Sevillian team needs to make an important sale to be able to operate with more freedom in the final weeks of transfers and, above all, to register key players like Akor Adams, Rubén Vargas, Alfon or Suazo, who are currently not listed and therefore would not be able to participate in the league debut against Athletic Club next Sunday.
Antonio Cordón's plan, the sporting director, includes three possible departures: Juanlu Sánchez, Loïc Badé, and Dodi Lukebakio. The idea is to part ways with at least one of them, although a double sale would provide a much larger financial margin. So far, the most advanced negotiations seemed to be with Napoli for Juanlu, but the agreement has not been reached, and the full-back even traveled with the team to play the last preseason friendly in Toulouse.
In the last few hours, all eyes have been on Loïc Badé, the French center-back who arrived at Sevilla in 2023 and has established himself as a key piece in defense. The player, who dreams of being in the 2026 World Cup with France, has made it clear that he will only move to a competitive club and an attractive city for his personal and professional life. For this reason, he turned down Bournemouth's proposal, even though it met Sevilla's demand of 30 million euros.
Sevilla considers selling Badé
The situation has changed with the emergence of Bayer Leverkusen, the current Bundesliga champion and a participant in the upcoming Champions League. The German team, led by Erik Ten Hag, sees Badé as an ideal center-back for their three-defender system and has presented him with a contract proposal until 2030. This project, which combines sporting ambition and long-term stability, is much more appealing to the French player.
As reported by journalist Florian Plettenberg, negotiations between Bayer Leverkusen and the player are already advanced, and now the German club has initiated formal contact with Sevilla. Sevilla maintains its valuation at 30 million, although negotiations are likely to result in a final figure between 25 and 30 million euros, according to estimates from the German press.
For Sevilla, this operation would represent an immediate economic relief and the opportunity to unlock the registration of several of their reinforcements. Additionally, a sale in this price range would be one of the most prominent summer transactions in Spain, both due to the player's profile and the buyer's club's significance.
The future of Loïc Badé could be resolved in the next few days. If the deal goes through, not only would Bayer Leverkusen strengthen its defense, but Sevilla would gain the margin needed to reinforce other positions and face the season with a more balanced project. The ball is now in the court of negotiations.
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