Last weekend, Cincinnati was eliminated from the MLS playoff race. Denkey would become a designated player there, meaning he is not subject to the American club’s salary cap. Several other Belgian players or those from Belgium also enjoy this special status: Joseph Paintsil (ex-Racing Genk), Hugo Cuypers (ex-AA Gent) and Christian Benteke for example.
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Unsurprisingly, he will earn a much better living in Uncle Sam’s country. If he will obviously be far from the 19 million euros received annually by Leo Messi, he should earn between Benteke’s 4 million and 3, 1 million from Paintsil, the former Genk striker.
Last summer, Kevin Denkey already wanted to ride the wave of his excellent season. But he hadn’t managed to find a way out. Disappointed, he continued with a checkered start to the season before gradually returning to his best level to finally score 11 goals and deliver 6 assists in 23 matches.
If this transfer materializes, the Togolese international (34 caps) would become the best seller in the history of Cercle de Bruges. He arrived in winter 2021 for 2 million euros from Nïmes. A nice added value therefore.
