LIFETIME DEAL! Jesús Navas is offered an unlimited contract by Sevilla

• Jesús Navas (38 years old) initially announced that he would leave Sevilla after they did not offer to extend his contract.
• Sevilla FC agreed to keep the Spanish club legend until December 2024 but with a special condition.

Jesús Navas is the captain of Sevilla and has played for them for 17 years, over the span of 2 different spells. The last few days were a rollercoaster of emotion for the Spanish right-back.

Through a sad social media post, officially announcing that, because of the board’s actions, he will be obliged to leave the club.

He accused Sevilla of mistreating him by not offering a contract extension and of lying to the media that this decision was previously discussed and that it was his decision to quit for another team, which was not actually the case.

Only 24 hours after Navas’ announcement, Sevilla made sure to sit down with the club-legend and come to an agreement.

Through another social media post, the Spanish player announced the proposal the club proposed to him, which he accepted immediately. He continued to say that his wish to play until 31 December 2024 and retire as a Sevilla player was granted by the club board.

Sevilla later announced on their website that after Navas’ retirement, he will take up on a position of his choice in the club for life.

Last but not least, Navas announced that all of his salary until his retirement will be donated to the Sevilla Foundation, which develops the Spanish youth through different sporting and cultural activities that aim to promote social integration and commitment.

This goes out to show how much love and respect Jesús Navas has for the club that formed him as one of the best Spanish defenders of all time.

• QUOTE: “It is time to be united and to be able to continue walking to achieve what we all want: a great, strong and happy Sevilla, which makes all of us Sevillistas happy.” -Jesús Navas

The Legend of Sevilla

Jesús Navas is undoubtedly the most dedicated player that has played for Sevilla FC, and most fans would agree that he is even their best-ever defender and captain. He joined their youth club at the age of 15 and managed to make his first team debut in 2003. After 10 pretty successful years at Sevilla, he secured a transfer to Manchester City, before returning to his club in 2017. Navas is the player with the most appearances for Sevilla, more than 680 over the span of 17 total years. Despite his defensive position, he also managed to score 37 goals and a club-record of 119 assists. 

He also won an impressive amount of trophies, despite competing with clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain and other giants in the European leagues. This list includes 2 Copa Del Rey, 1 Supercopa de España, 4 Europa Leagues, and 1 UEFA Super Cup.

• POLL: “Is Jesús Navas the best to have ever played for Sevilla FC?” Yes/No