Jens Cajuste at Stade de Reims (France)

Just came on for Sweden against Spain in the Euros. 84th minute

 

I would hate to be playing Sweden and needing more than a point. They are gritty.

 

That would permanently cap tie him to Sweden. Done and dusted.

 

2021-22 Champions League, 2nd Qualifying Round, League Path :

1st leg :

Celtic (Sco) vs FC Midtjylland (Den), 1-1
1-0 Liel Abada (39')
Red Card : Nir Bitton, Celtic (44')
Red Card : Anders Dreyer, FCM (56')
1-1 Evander (66')
Allowed attendance : 9,000

Highlights :



2nd leg:

FC Midtjylland (Den) vs Celtic (Sco), 2-1 AET (agg: 3-2)
0-1 Callum McGregor (48')
1-1 Awer Mabil (61')
2-1 Raphael Nwadike (94')
Allowed attendance : 4,000

Line-up's and stats :
https://www.transfermarkt.com/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3584561

Highlights .



Midtjylland are in the same kind of transition as Celtic at the moment with a new but highly positive and energetic coach getting his debut, and they have also changed 1st keeper and after they played Champions League last season, they have lost their key CB Alexander Scholz and sold key central midfielder Frank Onyeka to Brentford just before the first leg of this tie, not to forget that their highly rated creative Denmark U-21 NT winger Gustav Isaksen is injured, and their top scorer from last season Sory Kaba has done a "Haji Wright" and placed himself on the sales list in this transfer window by simply refusing to play.

If you have found it strange that the Swedish-American Euro-20 midfielder Jens Cajuste has not even been in the squad for the CL qualifeirs vs. Celtic then it's because they are on the brink of selling him to either Brentford, Rennes or another English PL side, so for that reason he has not been playing for them either. So FCM are actually very far from where they want to be right now in compare with last season.

Midtjylland have signed the two Brazilians, Juninho (from Palmeiras) and Charles (from Ceará SC) earlier this month, to make up for some of the loss, but not quite in time for them to be able to make a difference at this point, so the only genuine reinforcement they have been fielding vs Celtic, is the Denmark NT right back/midfielder Henrik Dalsgaard, who they signed earlier this month from Brentford. never the less, they managed to progress, by finishing this 2nd leg with no less than 8 players developed by their own Academy.

FCM are now sure to either qualify for the Champions League group stage or go straight to the Europa League group stage if they lose their next CL 3rd qualifying round tie vs. PSV Eindhoven. So there will be no Europa League play-off for Midtjylland, if they lose vs. PSV, because they are not Danish Champions, but in the League Path of the Champions League.

 

Leeds are the other English team interested, some good info here adding onto Ceres post

Midtjylland chairman Claus Steinlein has told TV3+ he expects #LUFC target Jens Cajuste to be sold:

"It's like two years ago, when Tim [Sparv] and Jakob [Poulsen] were replaced by Jens-Lys [Cajuste] & Frank [Onyeka], whom we now end up selling for about 200 million Krone [£23m]" pic.twitter.com/68Em5K7Tyn

— Joe Donnohue (@JoeDonnohue) July 29, 2021

Frank Onyeka has already been signed by Brentford for £8.5 million, meaning Steinlein anticipates Cajuste to be sold for around £15 million. Leeds, Newcastle and Rennes among clubs linked.

Link here to original quotes in Danish newspaper Tipsbladet.https://t.co/gBUbnZzNGp

— Joe Donnohue (@JoeDonnohue) July 29, 2021

Midtjylland beat Celtic in a UEFA Champions League qualifier last night, after which Steinlein spoke to the TV station.

Cajuste was not in the squad for either leg of Midtjylland’s win over Celtic, or their Superliga win over Aalborg in between.

— Joe Donnohue (@JoeDonnohue) July 29, 2021