JDT making lucrative salary offer to Sporting Gijon's Mendez?

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) are reportedly preparing a lucrative offer to get Real Sporting Gijon midfielder Nacho Mendez.
According to Spanish football insider Angel Garcia, under the name Cazurreando on X, Mendez is considering the JDT offer.
"The midfielder of @RealSporting, Nacho Mendez, would be handling an offer from @OfficialJohor, where Jese Rodriguez, Jonathan Viera and Antonio Glauder played, among more than a dozen Spaniards, which would multiply his current salary by four," posted Garcia.
Sporting Gijon are said to be keen to renew the 27-year-old's contract, while clubs from Spain's La Liga and Segunda Division have also shown interest in Mendez.
Mendez has spent his entire professional career with Sporting. Since debuting for the senior side in 2017, he has made over 170 appearances in all competitions. A versatile central midfielder, he contributed one goal and three assists in 36 appearances during the 2023–24 Segunda season.
His current market value, according to Transfermarkt, is €1.2 million (RM6.1 million).
In a separate post, Cazurreando hinted that Mendez could earn around €400,000 (approximately RM2.04 million) annually in Malaysia.

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