Jeremiah St Juste turned away from Alvalade for Sporting v Kairat | OneFootball

Jeremiah St. Juste had no parking spot at the Estádio José de Alvalade to attend Sporting - Kairat

Jeremiah St. Juste went to the Estádio José Alvalade to watch Sporting - Kairat – which the Lions won, 4-1 – however, this decision ended up causing some controversy. When he arrived at the Lions’ stadium, the Dutch center-back was not allowed to park his car in the parking lot, something that surprised the player, but which follows the rule that no B team player is allowed to park their vehicle at the venue’s lot.

According to the newspaper A Bola, aside from that, the reality is that footballers with secondary squad status at Sporting – where St. Juste ended up, by decision of Rui Borges and the management – are entitled to two stand tickets for the matches, which were sent to the defender who, in turn, is said to have refused to watch the game in the designated area.

As a result, the Dutchman ended up watching the game from a box, together with first-team players who were left out of the match, such as Rui Silva, Ousmane Diomande, Daniel Bragança, Geny Catamo, and Nuno Santos. The only way he could have watched the match from that location was with a VIP invitation from a squad member, something that is available to all team players.

Remember that Jeremiah St. Juste arrived at Sporting in 2022 from Mainz, for around 10 million euros. Although he managed to show why Sporting spent that amount, the center-back was never able to secure a starting spot, largely due to injuries that have always troubled him. The arrival of Rui Borges, and the switch to a system with two center-backs instead of three, ended up reducing the player’s opportunities even further.

And the truth is, in the summer, the situation was very close to being resolved. Although St. Juste’s intention was to stay at Sporting, he was informed that he should find a new club, and even received interest from Besiktas, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Wolfsburg, with the Lions even reaching an agreement with Osasuna and Union Berlin, two options that were ultimately rejected by the center-back.

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