One more year, his last contract in the Seville, Nemanja Gudelj He exhibits his character as an impeccable professional, almost starting from a sporting environment to end up being, once again, a useful piece for the team based on perseverance, commitment and knowing how to wait. … opportunity in the eleven that always ends up coming to him, regardless of who is in charge of the bench and the greater or lesser share of hierarchy that they give to the Serbian, captain of this Sevilla by consensus. The scourge of losses led him to play the starting role at Mestalla in the last match, integrated into a three-man defense, and Gudelj finished the match as one of the team’s standout footballers. Matías Almeyda. Moreover, his performance, in general, left a better aftertaste than that of the other central defenders chosen by the Argentine coach who have preceded him so far this season. See Nianzou, Marcao, Ramon Martinez, Fabio Cardoso… To his 34 years oldCommander Gudelj is doing his last service at Sevilla FC. The Serb’s intention is to continue until the June 30 and fulfill your contract, even if you plan January of the club is open to all scenarios. And there too, Gudelj will pose no problem.
As far as it depends on him, Gudelj is clear. He feels that Sevilla and Sevilla FC are his home, and his roadmap is currently underway. end your connection next summer, on the date that marks what was signed with the inhabitants of Nervión. At least that is the case, because Nemanja already knows what it means to go from an abandoned player to a renewed player as a red and white footballer. He experienced it himself in 2023. He feels comfortable, happy and on the team you want to be on. Another thing is the guidelines that the club and Antonio Cordón’s sports management will ultimately choose to support the team in the coming years. January marketin which to sign they are obliged to make exits first, with the 25 tokens currently occupied plus the announced return of the loanee Gattoni. Added to all this is the need to continue to reduce the payroll of a workforce which, despite strong readjustments, continues to exceed the limits set by La Liga. It is clear to everyone that Sevilla urgently need to sign a striker, ignoring the obvious flaws in midfield and defense. For all this, we must first generate space.
Whatever Gudelj wants, the player will in no way be an obstacle for the club. When the time comes In the coming weeks, if the scenario comes true for all parties, he will sit down with Sevilla and with their agents. This is how the Serb sees it. However, movements for the player are expected in January. Recently, the interest of Italian Genoa has been felt, but without concrete efforts; He is featured in several European leagues, in Portugal, the Netherlands and in Arab football. Gudelj, in any case, will not force any situation.
His respect for Sevilla is above all. Two summers ago, he extended his contract by accepting an important position salary reduction. The club itself then publicly highlighted your commitment with the team, forged since that final phase of the Europa League in Germany, in which he joined the concentration after overcoming Covid-19, being honored by his teammates and putting the icing on the cake with his participation in the final won against Inter Milan. Then they would also win the 2023 final against Roma, putting on a sensational tournament with Badé at center back.
In the history of Sevilla FC
Without fanfare, always at the service of the club and the team with a performance and performances that convinced practically all the coaches he had in Seville, playing more or less, Gudelj’s journey to Nervión is already part of the history of the red and white entity, forged in numbers that few footballers can boast of. The Serbian reaches the figure of 238 official matches with the Seville elastic, which places it among the 7 foreigners with the most encounters played in Sánchez-Pizjuán’s team, equaling an icon like the Argentinian Never Banega. And he is only one match away from finding another footballer who left his mark on Nervión, the French Julien Escude (239), sixth in the ranking of foreigners with the most participations in the Sevilla team. If he does not move on the winter market, as desired a priori, Nemanja Gudelj will probably enter the market top 5 of this distinguished ranking tracking down Daniel Alveswho played 249 matches before leaving for FC Barcelona. This gives an idea of the relevant mark that the Serbian international’s dedication and commitment leaves on the Sevilla club.
The foreigner with the most appearances in Seville remains the Croatian Ivan Rakiticwith a total of 323 duels throughout his two internships in the institution, followed by the French Frédéric Kanoutéwith 290. The Brazilian Renato Dirnei, for his part, and the Paraguayan Ignacio Achucarro They occupy third and fourth positions, with 286 and 280 matches respectively.
In the current Sevilla team, Nemanja Gudelj is obviously the player with the most appearances behind him, with a Jeanne Jordan who reached 200 games for Sevilla when he reappeared at Mestalla last Sunday. They both came hand in hand with Monchi in the summer of 2019, marking his seventh season at the club, although the Catalan midfielder played on loan at Alavés last season, while the Serb’s career has been uninterrupted since his arrival at Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande, a team that loaned him to Sporting de Portugal the previous season and in which Gudelj won two titles, the Cup and the League Cup, attracting Monchi’s attention.