The young goalkeeper, who has only played 90 minutes in the Jupiler Pro League, will most likely be transferred to Chelsea, who will pay a fee of around… twenty million euros.
Considered for several years as the next great goalkeeper of the Racing Genk team, Mike Penders played his first Jupiler Pro League match last Sunday against Standard.
Although he celebrated this first with a clean sheet, the young 18-year-old goalkeeper really didn’t have much work to do, with the Rouches only having a few meager chances.
You don’t need that to get noticed. Mike Penders’ talent is known to all in Europe, and the U19 international will probably be transferred this summer for an insane fee.
Mike Penders to Chelsea for 20 million!
Indeed, our colleagues from Importance of Limburg reveal that Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with Racing Genk, around compensation of around… twenty million euros!
Jackpot for the Limburgers, especially since Mike Penders will be directly loaned by Chelsea to Genk. As with Maarten Vandevoordt, Genk will already secure the sale of his talent and the good check that goes with it, while benefiting from his qualities for at least one season.
Because with the number of goalkeepers (and players in general) owned by Chelsea, there is little chance of seeing Penders starting in the London goal in twelve months’ time.
