'They'd be stupid not to sign him' - Wout van Aert could sign new contract with Jumbo-Visma until 2026

Jumbo-Visma «would be stupid» not to give Wout van Aert a new contract extension to stay at Jumbo-Visma, according to Adam Blythe. Van Aert impressed at this year’s Tour de France after a superb display, including dominating the green jersey, with his current deal runs out at the end of 2024. However it is suggested by reports from the Netherlands that he could sign a new contract that will see him stay until 2026.

Ad Blythe believes that securing the 27-year-old Belgian for longer would keep him out of the clutches of rival teams who would be happy to spend big to get him. Vuelta a España'They're annoying me now!' — Blythe compares Jumbo-Visma to Ineos after latest signings19/08/2022 AT 17:25 “It’s a wise thing to do because they don’t want him anywhere else,” Blythe said on The Breakaway. “Anyone else with enough money would take Wout van Aert.

There’s a lot of teams, UAE Team Emirates, Ineos Grenadiers, who would give him more money than Jumbo-Visma do. “He’s very comfortable, he’s very happy.” Blythe thinks that there are few rivals to Van Aert’s effectiveness. Roglic gains time on Evenepoel as red jersey cracks and Carapaz wins dramatic Stage 14 'Doomsday scenario' — Everything being done to stop Evenepoel catching Covid, says manager La Vuelta Stage 14 recap He continued: “From what he can do, there’s not many riders that can do what Wout van Aert can do.

“They’d be stupid not to sign him.” Asked what kind of contract Van Aert could be looking at, Dan Lloyd estimated: “I think four million a year. [Peter] Sagan has been five million in the past, maybe even up to five.” However, he cautioned: “It’s one of those things though. If I was the manager, I would be thinking, ‘I am underpaying given what he performed like