Changing candidate in winter?
304 minutes of action in just eight league games at Sevilla FC, threatened with relegation: this is Thomas Delaney’s meager record this season. As the Danes wonder why the 31-year-old veteran, who moved from BVB to ‘Nervionenses’ in the summer of 2021 for €6m, isn’t making a move to La Liga, according to media reports, skepticism over the midfield qualities grow in Sevilla. Delaney himself has expressed his frustration with the current situation of ‘Danish Dynamite’ World Cup quarterbacks.
« It’s no secret that things didn’t go the way I expected, either for Sevilla as a club or for me personally, » the left-handed player said in an interview with UEFA. Danish news agency Ritzau. Of the 47 games played since his move, Delaney has only played the full 90 minutes eleven times, and the end result is three goals. In the middle, the Dane faces competition from Ivan Rakitic, new signing Isco and Joan Jordán, among others. According to the Spanish ‘Marca’, the trust in the ex-Dortmunder at management level is now depleted and he hasn’t been able to live up to the expectations placed on him.
As recently as February, the player described his move to Spain as the ‘right step’. “Obviously there have been ups and downs, but I feel really good here,” Delaney said at the time. In the meantime, this knowledge seems to have changed. On the contrary, the native of Frederiksberg, whose contract with the « Sevillistas » runs until 2025, has now made it clear that he does not want to accept the situation in the long term. « Of course it’s frustrating. I didn’t go to Seville to drink Rioja and eat tapas, » Delaney told the Danish agency.
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The 71-time national player’s goal is now the World Cup in Qatar: « My legs are not heavy. Of course, I would have liked to play more, but now I’m here without having played much. Which is good , is that I have cooler legs and a clear head.” Denmark meet France, Australia and Tunisia in Group D and will start the tournament against the North Africans on Tuesday.
Four-time Europa League winners Sevilla currently occupy a disappointing relegation spot of 18 in La Liga with just eleven points from 14 games. According to reports, sporting director Monchi is already working intensively on a squad change for the upcoming transfer windows given the sporting downturn. The club could part with some players already in the winter, writes « Marca » – with convincing performances at the World Cup, Delaney could prevent membership and improve his status at the club.
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