Jens Cajuste

Defensive Midfielder - Benfica
16 Feb 2033
Wednesday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 3 Transfers Relations Events 57 Awards 5 Matches History

Events

57

  1. He has let it go: A settled future

    Mind

  2. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  3. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  4. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  5. Worried by competition from a new signing Wout Gielen

    Serious
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  6. Personality clash with Carlos Baleba

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  7. Senses a managerial change coming

  8. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  9. Looks overawed by the elite-club standards

    Moderate
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. He has joined a club operating at the top of the game.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  10. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  11. Worried by competition from a new signing Emerson

    Serious
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  12. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  13. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  14. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind

  15. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  16. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  17. Personality clash with Miguel Figueiredo

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  18. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  19. He has let it go: To learn the language

    Mind

  20. He has let it go: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  21. Samuel Dahl, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  22. Sealed the dream move of his career

  23. Joining one of the elite clubs in the game

  24. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  25. No natural role in the current formation

    Serious
    Cause
    His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.

  26. A career-defining chance to play for an elite club

    Serious
    Cause
    Mutual professional respect underpins this. The gap in reputation between them is being felt in the dressing room.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  27. Looks overawed by the elite-club standards

    Moderate
    Cause
    A reputation gap between senior and lesser players is the friction point. He has joined a club operating at the top of the game.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  28. Sudden media glare after the high-profile move

    Moderate
    Cause
    Media noise around the player is shaping this. It played out in the media rather than internally.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.

  29. Contract offer arrived

    Minor
    Cause
    The terms are still being weighed against his expectations.

  30. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  31. Personality clash with Carlos Baleba

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  32. Personality clash with Bahmed Deuff

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  33. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.6M/y

  34. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.6M/y

  35. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Benfica

  36. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  37. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Porto →

  38. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind

  39. He has let it go: To learn the language

    Mind

  40. He has said it out loud: To go home

    Mind

  41. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them

    Mind

  42. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them

    Mind

  43. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board

  44. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $3.5M/y

  45. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $3.5M/y

  46. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $3.5M/y

  47. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $3.5M/y

  48. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Porto

  49. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  50. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Napoli →

  51. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to squad requirements
    Who
    Board

  52. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.8M/y

  53. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.8M/y

  54. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.3M/y

  55. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $2.3M/y

  56. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Ferrigno Luciano

  57. Returned from loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Málaga → Napoli