The Nigerian winger does not travel to Córdoba for Thursday's friendly. The club is accelerating departures to lighten the squad and the player is negotiating his future.
Sevilla FC plays the Trofeo Puertas de Córdoba against Córdoba CF this Thursday at El Arcángel, but will do so without Chidera Ejuke. The Nigerian winger has been left out of the squad announced by Luis García Plaza, a decision that goes beyond mere technical reasons.
According to this newspaper, the player is on the verge of leaving and his representatives are negotiating with several clubs to secure a departure in the coming days. The Nervionense club, immersed in a process of reducing the squad, wants to offload high-salary players to free up wage space and make room for new signings.
Ejuke is not the only one targeted. In recent weeks, Tanguy Nianzou has left the club, transferred to Lille, and Akor Adams has moved to Venezia. The waiting list of players the club wants to part with is long, and the Nigerian joins it at a crucial moment in pre-season.
Coach Luis García Plaza only has nine first-team players available for this afternoon's friendly. The rest of the squad is made up of reserve players, highlighting the lack of resources the Sevilla squad is facing at this stage of summer preparation.
The club is looking to lighten a squad it considers oversized and too expensive for its economic reality. The priority is to free up contracts and generate salary space to register new signings that may arrive before the transfer window closes.
Ejuke joined Sevilla in the summer of 2024 from Royal Antwerp and, although he has shown flashes of quality, he has not managed to establish himself as an undisputed starter. His departure would allow the club to save a significant salary and open the door for an attacking reinforcement.
The match against Córdoba, which kicks off at 20:30 at El Arcángel, will serve for Luis García Plaza to continue evaluating his players. However, Ejuke's absence makes it clear that the club is already planning for the future without him.
The transfer market remains open and Sevilla is racing against time to balance its accounts. Ejuke's departure, if confirmed, would be another step in the restructuring of a squad that aims to be competitive this season.
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