{"id":11096,"date":"2025-01-19T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11096"},"modified":"2025-01-19T14:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:45:58","slug":"farioli-clarifies-decision-to-bench-key-player-rensch-amidst-transfer-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=11096","title":{"rendered":"Farioli Clarifies Decision to Bench Key Player Rensch Amidst Transfer Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/09e61010-c03e-44e7-acbd-e990a62181d3.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/09e61010-c03e-44e7-acbd-e990a62181d3.avif 900w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/09e61010-c03e-44e7-acbd-e990a62181d3-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2025\/01\/09e61010-c03e-44e7-acbd-e990a62181d3-768x512.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ajax manager Francesco Farioli (35) explained the benching of starting right-back Devyne Rensch (22) against Heerenveen as a protective measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian boss left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/player\/rensch-devyne\/8WyJ5NrU\/\">Rensch<\/a> out of his starting lineup for the crucial away game at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/team\/heerenveen\/EDjXSyWG\/\">sc Heerenveen<\/a> which could see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/team\/ajax\/8UOvIwnb\/\">Ajax<\/a> close the gap to league leaders PSV to just one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right-back is the subject of nagging transfer rumours and is reportedly lose to joining Italian giants AS Roma during the January transfer window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.gh\/player\/farioli-francesco\/zuUcoUwO\/\">Farioli<\/a> dismisses the notion that Rensch got benched because of an impending transfer. &#8220;Devyne (Rensch) is training well and doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As you know, there are things going around. One of my duties is also to protect players and to protect an important asset for the club&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian also expressed his wish to keep Rensch, who&#8217;s appeared in 25 games for Ajax this season, at the club. &#8220;My opinion and my desire would be to have Devyne (Rensch) with us until the end of the year and hopefully also for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These days, there is a lot of noise and are a lot of rumours, so I think it&#8217;s better for him to be with the team but not to start the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farioli confirmed it was his decision to keep Rensch out of the starting eleven and not the player&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livesport-ott-images.ssl.cdn.cra.cz\/r900xfq60\/df173075-f153-471d-a3ab-091d013ccb05.jpg\" alt=\"Devyne Rensch's statistics\" title=\"Devyne Rensch's statistics\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajax manager Francesco Farioli (35) explained the benching of starting right-back Devyne Rensch (22) against Heerenveen as a protective measure. 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