Standard and Club want to Mouscron goalkeeper Jean Butez

Jupiler Pro League Who is tying his signature? Mouscron-goalkeeper Jean Butez (23) can be both Standard and Club Brugge. Cost: 3 million euro, of which 50% for Lille.

The first contacts were established. By both clubs. the
Standard, that him a contract of four years offers, see in Butez (1m88, 75kg) the suitable successor for Guillermo Ochoa (33). The Mexican goalkeeper is still one year under contract at Liege, but may be there this summer for a good offer to leave. The kennersoog of Michel Preud'homme has fallen to the number one of Excel Mouscron.

But also Club Brugge has set his sights on Butez, since Ethan Horvath (23) on some lists, was placed in England and Germany. The American international may be on quite a bit of interest after a solid season and three consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League. The chance that Horvath later Bruges you have to leave behind, is real. And so anticipates the Club. Especially since Karlo Letica (22) — for who Club last summer, 3.5 million euros counted down — is not yet ready to be a reliable cornerstone in a new title.

More than that, “there is much interest in Jean, both from within and abroad,” wants his agent Patrick De Vlaminck won't be lost. Except that Butez — which is also on the radar of the French and the Dutch club is ready for the next step. Mouscron has become too small. The board realizes that. The club therefore wants to contribute to a transfer — even though he has a contract until 2021 — but only at the right price. Mouscron hopes according to well-informed sources at three million euros, because it is less than half of that amount should give way to Lille, the ex-team of their goalkeeper. It would, of Butez the most expensive keeperstransfer between two Belgian clubs.