Montreal Impact recently announced that it has declined the 2021 contract option for Spanish forward Bojan Krkic, seemingly ending his stint with the organization after just one season. However, it appears that the front office hasn’t entirely given up on the 30-year-old.
Speaking with reporters late last week, Impact’s sporting director Olivier Renard said that the club made a new offer to Bojan. According to Renard, the contract option was “too high” for the organization, but they were willing to extend his stay in Montreal under new terms.
“We know he’s a great player, but the option was too high for us, so that’s why the club took the decision not to make this option,” said Renard. “We have the interest to bring Bojan back and the decision will be on him.”
Bojan was solid for the Impact since joining the team in August 2019, scoring seven goals and four assists in 31 games. However, this kind of output wasn’t enough to justify his high earnings. Indeed, Bojan was reportedly Montreal’s highest-paid player in the past two seasons, baking in a yearly salary of $1.23 million.
Before joining Montreal, Bojan had suited up for three different clubs over two and a half years. It remains to be seen the former FC Barcelona wonderkid will accept a lower salary in return for a badly-needed continuity.
