Mario Domínguez scoring run puts Valencia contract option in focus as clubs monitor | OneFootball

Mario Domínguez’s scoring surge has kept Valencia Mestalla out of the relegation places and put a contract decision in sharp focus. Clubs are monitoring his situation.

According to AS, the 22-year-old has delivered four of their last five points and scored five of the last eight goals. He struck on Sunday against Atlètic Lleida, making it three in three after Girona B and Ibiza. He has started all 28 league games, scoring nine, and added two in the Premier League International Cup.

Those numbers suggest his serious internal knee ligament injury is firmly behind him. In a testing campaign for the team, he is reaffirming the qualities that earned him a first-team debut under José Bordalás and Rubén Baraja. Valencia automatically extended his deal during almost a year of recovery, and he is repaying that faith.

Valencia inserted an option in his last renewal to extend his contract, which as it stands runs until 30 June. The details of that option imply a firm commitment from the club to the player.

It is not simply about adding time to retain control, the small print outlines a pathway for Mario Domínguez to gain a first-team squad number in the medium term. That is the call Valencia must make on the Andalusian striker. For now, they have not moved.

Source: AS