Koen Casteels, Belgium’s starting goalkeeper at the Euro Cup as a substitute Thibaut Courtoisleft German Wolfsburg to play for Saudi Al-Qadsiah until 2027, where he will be under the command of Spanish coach José Miguel González ‘Míchel’.
The goalkeeper, who will be 32 years old on June 25, will end his contract at the end of June with the German club where he has played since 2015 and, for around 10 million euros net per season, according to the local press, he will continue. to strengthen the champion of the Saudi second division in its attack in the first category.
Four times more than Wolfsburg
That means the goalkeeper will earn around four times more than the 2.12 million net he receives at Wolfsburg and will be the third highest paid Belgian footballer, according to Belgian media Walfoot and DH Les Sports.
Only the 13.3 million net euros he earns exceeds his 10 million net Kevin de Bruyne as captain of Manchester City and the 12.7 million he earns Yannick Carrasco in Saudi Al-Shabab, so his salary is even higher than the 7.2 million that, according to the Belgian press, he earns at Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois, Considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the world.
Casteels He will share locker rooms with foreign footballers like the German Alexander Hacka Peruvian man Andre Carrillothe Portuguese Kevin Rodrigues, the recently signed Uruguayan Nahitan Nandez or the Senegalese Mbaye Diagne and will face players like the Portuguese in the championship cristiano ronaldo, the brazilian Neymar or his countrymen Carrasco.
Source: La Verdad
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