Zeno DebastSporting’s target, was one of the topics of conversation Frank Vercauteren, former coach of Clube de Alvalade. Speaking to the newspaper ‘O JOGO’, the Belgian helmsman did not mince his words in front of his young compatriot from Anderlecht.
“He is a player with enormous potential”, he stressed, guaranteeing that the Lions’ target would adapt to Rúben Amorim’s system. “Zeno wins in defense against three centre-backs. It’s easier for him to play, as he’s a very good player with the ball at his feet”, commented Vercauteren.
The former coach of Sporting and of the team where Debast plays, which leads the Belgian league, says about the young man’s possible transfer: “The competition in a team of another dimension will be very different from that of Anderlecht and so will the expectations”, adding that the next The Belgian player’s step will be very important for his career progression.
According to information provided by the publication ‘Record’, SAD Leonina has already put forward a proposal for the Belgian defender, who was pleased with Varandas’ initial approach. Sporting was willing to pay up to 16 million euros to Anderlecht, but the club where Debast plays asks for at least 18 million. Even so, Clube de Alvalade does not stand down and will have another meeting scheduled with the international soon.
According to experts, Debast is, among the footballers of his generation, one of those with the greatest margin. At 1.91m, with the quality of the ball at his feet, and valued at 15 million euros, he is completing his fourth consecutive season in the Anderlecht main team, having already confessed to the club’s officials that he does not intend to continue next season and which is already looking for a new, more ambitious destination for 2024/25.
Zeno has several clubs interested in signing him – including West Ham, Eintracht and PSV. Frederico Varandas will not have an easy task in this competition in the race for central defenderbut the green and whites have a factor that weighs in their favor – the possibility of, in addition to joining a club in a competitive league, playing in the Champions League.
