Axel Witsel has said he will definitely leave Zenit St Petersburg at the
end of the season, reports the Daily Mirror.
Liverpool and Everton have previously been linked with the midfielder and
the news could see the Merseyside clubs reignite their interest in the Belgium
international.
However, Zenit sporting director Maksim Mitrofanov has revealed the club
have already received an offer for the 27-year-old.
“The club have no intention to extend Witsel’s deal,” he told
Itasportpress.
“Witsel doesn’t want to leave us until the end of his deal [but] we have
already had an offer”.
Serie A champions Juventus also made a bid for Witsel, as well as
Everton, but their €25m bid for the midfielder was rejected by the Russian
club. It is understood Witsel rejected Everton’s approach, in order to join the
Italian side.
Witsel recently revealed his
frustration at Zenit’s refusal of Juve’s bid and is hopeful the Italian giants
will renew their interest next year.
“It’s really hard [to take],” he told Belgian media RTBF. “I still have
to thank Juventus because they did everything for me until the end.
“It’s a shame that Zenit did not accept €25m when I had a year left on my
contract.
“I’m disappointed because I went there and passed medical tests, so I saw
myself at Juventus in my head, but it didn’t happen.
“These are things that happen in football. I won’t start feeling
depressed, that’s life.
“My fate was to play for Juventus but not yet. We’ll see what’ll happen
next year.”
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