I have been away for a while (not in a quarantine hotel!), and not sure if people have commented on this. I am also too lazy to find out, so there you go......
But - I read that Standard Liege was also in for Cacace. Am I the only one disappointed he didn't go there? Seems he mainly went for his current club as he has worked with one of the coaches before?
Standard Liege is a better club, a better team, better stadium, better manager - so why not go there? Standard Liege is a rung above Sint Truiden. If he does well at Sint Truiden, then he might get a transfer to a Liege/Anderlecht/Gent(Genk?) style of club. If he did well at Liege, he could get a transfer to a club in a bigger league.
It just seems like an overly cautious move to plump for Sint Truiden.
You're definitely not the only person thinking this but for me it's a complete non-issue tbh. Sint-Truiden isn't a bad team at all, they're a mid-table team as opposed to Liege who are a slightly better mid-table-to-Europe team. I'm not sure where this idea has come from that his career is in jeopardy. If I had to choose between the two, I'd go to the club that made me feel comfortable and promised a more important role in the team (Libby's already one of their couple best players by various sources).
Since 2019, Sint-Truiden has seen players go to the top tiers of Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, China, and Brazil. Their 22 year old LB, who Cacace is a better player than, just moved to 6th-placed Ligue 1 side Reims. Not like they're invisible - they finished 7th in the 18/19 season and have an average age of 24. People treat the Belgian Pro League as a joke league but they're one of the best talent pathways in Europe