It was the last day of last year’s transfer window. Fulham were determined to bring winger Justin Kluivert from AS Roma, but the United Kingdom authorities said no and cast a shadow on Fulham’s plans – and on Justin’s future. The guy knew Jose Mourinho wasn’t going to play him – and his only option was to leave anywhere. And in the 24-year-old’s case, “anywhere” is called Valencia.🥅 Gol do Valencia Celta Vigo 0⃣ 🆚 1⃣ Valencia ⚽️ Justin Kluivert 🎯 Diego LópezSegue a página para mais notícias 🗞️ #celtavalencia #valencia #celta #laliga #espanha pic.twitter.com/CIlIXoNfM3— Rubens Moura (@RubaoTipster) May 14, 2023 It wasn’t easy for the son of legendary Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert to come to terms with the realisation that he wouldn’t be playing in the Premier League after all. But he didn’t have time to think of to cry over the UK’s decision not to grant him a work permit. Roma bosses were annoyed because they had just missed out on a $15 million transfer fee, so they trashed out a deal with Valencia to ship Kluivert on another loan – after he had temporary spells with OGC Nice and RB Leipzig. Then-Valencia boss Gennaro Gattuso wasn’t overly enthusiastic about the prospect of signing the Dutchman, but ultimately he said something like “why the hell not”. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7252360##Last weekend, months after Gattuso was ousted from his post and with Valencia fearing for La Liga survival, young Kluivert finally did what he was supposed to. He opened the scoring in the vital 2-1 win at Celta Vigo and helped the team to three precious points.His stay in Spain looked unspectacular at best, but it threatened to turn completely sour as he wasn’t even in the matchday squad in five successive games, from mid-April to early May. But new coach Ruben Baraja gave him a start at Balaidos on Sunday – and Kluivert only needed eight minutes to get his sixth goal in the league.Father: Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona, Valencia)Son: Justin Kluivert (Valencia) pic.twitter.com/IHSoUaQVul— Alexandra Jonson (@AlexandraJonson) March 19, 2023 Valencia will have the option to turn Kluivert’s loan into a permanent transfer if they pay $15 million to Roma. However, it looks like the love affair between Justin Kluivert and the club his father briefly represented nearly two decades ago will only remain a fling. But it’s not going to be pointless. He might just turn out to be Los Che’s saviour – as the troubled club races towards another self-inflicted crisis.
