After official confirmation that Jesus Navas would leave Sevilla this summer, the veteran has been offered a lifetime contract by the club. He will be playing with the first team for free for the next six months until December, as his salary will be donated to the club’s foundation.
After December, he can work in any job role of his choosing, following a conversation with the club’s president.
Jesus Navas contract U-turn: Veteran offered lifetime contract by Sevilla
🤍❤️ Happy ending for Jesús Navas story as he announced he was leaving Sevilla after not being offered new deal…
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 18, 2024
He’s now signed a lifetime contract with the club after speaking to the president!
He will stay until December and after he can work in any job role for Sevilla.… pic.twitter.com/aY3rPR9HA2
After the official statement by Sevilla, Navas came out with one of his own where he revealed that the club made no offers to him to renew his contract. He expressed a lot of disappointment in his message to the fans, and the situation has been dealt with swiftly by the President, Jose Maria del Nido Carrasco.
“My desire, which I have communicated to the President, is to continue playing until December in a transition to continue helping the team. Then I will hang up my boots having lived the dream that I always dreamed of playing for.”
“In the my final few months as a professional footballer I will not earn my salary. Instead, the money will be donated to a foundation which has been agreed with the president. That is my decision. I want the fans to know everything,” said Navas.
Jesus Navas came up through the club’s academy, and is their record appearance maker, having played 688 games across all competitions, 500 of which have been in LaLiga. He has won four Europa League titles with them, alongside two Copa del Rey titles. Now, his incredible journey with the club will continue for the next six months after which he will take up a new challenge.
