Bonus, Zamora and renewal

Sevilla prepares the renewal of Yassine Bono for at least one more campaign of which he has a contract, currently expires in June 2024. The Moroccan goalkeeper has had suitors in the main European leagues and Monchi has been negotiating an extension for a few months that will include an improvement in the footballer’s emoluments and perhaps also a rise in the termination clause, which is just 30 million euros.

Although it was in doubt until hours before the match due to a blow to the eye, Bono completed another almost flawless game at the Camp Nou, with several worthwhile saves and little to do with the player and Pedri’s shot in the solitary goal that gave Barcelona the victory. The Moroccan goalkeeper, 30 years old, continues to point to Zamora, which leads with a great advantage on his pursuers.

Bono needs to play four more games in the remaining eight games to be able to aspire to the award. There should be no problems, except injury. The owner of the Atlas Lions arrived in Nervión in 2019-20, on loan from Girona. He had a hesitant start and a goal, ultimately disallowed, against Romanian Cluj He was about to put an end to his career at Sevilla.

But Vaclik’s injury at the end of that campaign opened the doors to a starting role that made him a hero of the Europa League final phase in Germany, where Nervionenses built the Sixth. Since then he has been indisputable under the posts of Sánchez-Pizjuán and has become one of the best goalkeepers on the continent. The renovation and, probably, the Zamora will be logical consequences of that growth.