Defender Jeremiah St Juste leaves 1. FSV Mainz 05 to join Sporting CP in Portugal. The clubs confirmed this on Wednesday.
The Dutchman, whose contract in Mainz would have expired in the summer of 2023, has signed a contract with the runners-up in the Portuguese football league until the end of June 2026. It was agreed not to disclose the details of the transfer.
The Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano however, claims to have learned of 9.5 million euros that change hands.
The Lisbon team also announced that the mandatory fee in Portugal has been set at €45m in the new contract.
“Jeremiah approached us with the desire to move to Sporting Lisbon because he wanted to make the step into international business. We understood that. But it was also important for us that we were able to conclude a transfer agreement with Sporting that would meet our economic needs meets our expectations”, confirms Mainz sports director Christian Heidel to “mainz05.de“that the deal for the 05er should have been worthwhile.
BVB was also considered interested
“We wish Jeremiah all the best for his new sporting task in Lisbon. He played an important role here for three years, even though he was only able to play a few games this season due to injury,” Heidel continued.
In 2021/22, a shoulder injury sidelined St Juste for much of the season. In total, he was only able to complete nine missions. In his eight league games, however, St. Juste was able to set the high-speed record of the current season. 36.63 km/h is the top value of the German upper house before the last day of the game.
The Dutchman switched from Feyenoord to Mainz in 2019, where he quickly rose to become a top performer and recommended himself for higher tasks. In the past, Borussia Dortmund has repeatedly been considered a potential buyer for the 25-year-old. Most recently, the “image” brought the defender at BVB into play.