‘Conflict between Cillessen and Valencia ends transfer’ | Football

sport">“NEC and Valencia were quickly out, which is striking, because I have never experienced that with Spaniards,” said technical director Ted van Leeuwen at ESPN, shortly before the first league match against FC Twente. “But there is now a conflict between the player and his agent on the one hand and Valencia on the other hand about the handling of the transfer.”

sport">NEC wanted to present Cillessen on Thursday, but the press conference was canceled at the last minute. The intended presentation was also canceled on Friday. The 33-year-old goalkeeper, 63-times international of Orange, was already on the field in Nijmegen. However, Cillessen is still not allowed to call himself a NEC member.

“Certainly on Saturday it was all over or Jasper had already been on the plane again”

sport">“Actually, we are not a party and I am not allowed to comment officially,” said Van Leeuwen. “But I don’t feel that justice is done to the player and his agent. In the end it always comes down to money. If you agree on something in advance and then change the agreements later, I can imagine that one party has bad feelings about that.”

sport">Cillessen broke through at NEC and moved to Ajax in 2011. He has been playing in Spain since 2016; first at FC Barcelona and the last three years at Valencia. The keeper’s contract with Valencia runs for another year.

sport">Van Leeuwen does not know whether Cillessen’s transfer will be finalized after all. “Certainly on Saturday it was all over or Jasper had already been on the plane again.”

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