"There are Brazilian clubs on the horizon and new opportunities are always emerging in football: my goal is to give 100% for Cagliari until the end of the season, then we will evaluate". Yerry Mina, a rossoblù defender, spoke in an interview with the Spanish website Relevo. "In the last few months I have received several interests, both last summer and also in January. My two agents, Simone Rondanini and Andrey Martínez, always keep me informed of possible offers but then I am the one who decides with my family". Words that leave the door open to staying in Cagliari even beyond June 30, the expiry date of the contract, but which - at the same time - do not exclude a departure as a free agent.
Mina arrived thirteen months ago on a permanent basis from Fiorentina. He had an agreement until June 30, 2024, with an option in favor of the club to extend the agreement for a further year. A clause that Cagliari then exercised as soon as last season ended, with a new expiry in 2025. With just under four months to go until the end of the contract, the club is negotiating with the defender and his agents for a new extension. Among the possibilities is that of repeating the same option seen a year ago, in favor of the club, perhaps with a clause that would allow the player to cash in if he wanted to leave .
Mina, who is currently in Assemini for the training camp set up until the match against Genoa , wants to play consistently. That's what he's doing in Cagliari, where he's happy and is a regular starter (23 appearances out of 27, all from the 1st minute). "Sardinia reminds me a lot of Cauca, the area of Colombia where I was born," he said in the interview in Spain. "I really admire the people of Cagliari, for what they transmit to me on and off the pitch. They are always positive and always cheer you on, whether you win or lose. When I leave home they always welcome me with great affection, they ask me to stay. It's a land that makes me feel like a special person and I'll never forget it ."
Claudio Ranieri was decisive in his arrival in Cagliari («He convinced me by telling me that I would be happy, and so it was»). But last summer, just after the change on the bench with Davide Nicola, a very rich offer arrived from Saudi Arabia. Which Mina himself refused, preferring the red and blue colors . Reason why the extension is a concrete possibility. «The desire to win of the champions in the Barcelona locker room makes your mentality a winner. If you fall you have to get back up: I learned a lot in there. And today I want to pass on this mentality to my teammates at Cagliari».