Sunday, 20 August 2023 at 20:28 • Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 22:17
Etienne Vaessen does not rule out leaving RKC Waalwijk in the final phase of the summer transfer market. After the 1-3 defeat against AZ, the 28-year-old goalkeeper of the Brabant team emphasizes that he has ambitions, although he does not want to leave RKC in a hurry. At the beginning of July, De Telegraaf explicitly linked Vaessen to PSV, where Joël Drommel was expected to leave prematurely at the time.
“How do you view the situation at Feyenoord when it comes to Bijlow’s injury and the situation at PSV when it comes to whether or not Drommel stays?”, reporter Leo Oldenburger submits to Vaessen. “I’m pretty calm about it”, don’t let the RKC goalie get crazy. “I know what I have here. It is of course nice that those kinds of clubs have shown interest in me last summer. As long as I am here I will continue to give everything. But I also have ambitions and would like to take a step,” said Vaessen, contract player at RKC until mid-2024.
Oldenburger then wants to know whether Vaessen has already spoken to Feyenoord or PSV. “Well, that’s just up to my agent”, the goalkeeper seems to want to avoid the question somewhat. “There has been interest and we will see that. And for the rest I just do my best here at RKC. I’ve been there for a long time (since 2015, ed.), but as I said, I have ambitions and in the made huge strides in the past two years. And I notice that in myself in the field. I am calmer, older and more mature.” Vaessen does not rule out a role as second goalkeeper at Feyenoord or PSV in advance.
“Just say ‘no’ to a top club. So when they come, we’ll see what happens,” Vaessen keeps all options open. “Then they also have to cooperate here. As long as I’m here I will continue to give everything for RKC and then I’m just going to have another great season. And then we’ll see what happens afterwards.” Vaessen was mentioned at Feyenoord at the end of May and PSV also came into the picture a few weeks later. It is unclear what asking price RKC uses for the 1.88 meter long goalkeeper.
2023-08-20 21:40:00
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