NOS Voetbal•vandaag, 11:17
Yorbe Vertessen was enthusiastic after his tour yesterday at Union Berlin. Playing Bundesliga football for an ambitious cult club from Berlin. A great perspective for the Belgian after a lack of playing time at PSV.
And then the scans of Noa Lang came out of the MRI: the star player appears to be seriously injured again. And so PSV may want to put an end to the transfer of Vertessen after all.
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Because with Hirving Lozano and Johan Bakayoko as the only wingers to complete the second half of the season, this is not an option for PSV. With a full Premier League and Champions League programme, that is actually far too thin.
Lozano himself is still on his way back from an injury. Six months of improvising loomed for trainer Peter Bosz.
Dilemma
PSV is therefore faced with a moral dilemma: can the Eindhoven team lie down before Vertessen’s departure? The deal with Union Berlin had already been completed, the Tikkie of 4.75 million euros was ready to be sent.
And Vertessen successfully underwent a medical examination yesterday. The Belgian is keeping his foot tight and does not intend to return to Eindhoven without a fight, the Eindhovens Dagblad already reported.
Vermeulen: ‘What are you getting yourself into?’
“This is mentally very difficult for Yorbe Vertessen,” says NOS football commentator Arno Vermeulen about the situation. “He must have felt like a fifth wheel at PSV for years and now he has to make this sacrifice. I can well imagine that he has great difficulty with that.”
“He is an opportunistic player, but in recent times he may have been more effective and useful than Hirving Lozano. But he remains above him in the pecking order. PSV logically tries to put the club’s interests first, but you have to wonder whether that is the case here.” actually really matters. What kind of player will you get back from Berlin? What are you bringing upon yourself as a club now?”
“I actually don’t think PSV should start it. With Malik Tillman, another player will soon return who can also play on the left front. And I am convinced that it is still possible to sign a player in the final phase of the transfer market. of the caliber of Vertessen.”
Technically, PSV is within its rights. Vertessen’s contract in Eindhoven runs until mid-2025 and the club has not yet signed anything. Yet it is highly unusual to block a transfer so late.
Driouech of Danjuma?
Getting Vertessen back from Berlin is not the only way out that PSV sees. According to the ED, technical director Earnest Stewart is also considering Excelsior’s Couhaib Driouech. However, that 21-year-old dribbler should cost around five million euros and PSV thinks that is too expensive. The arrival of Dutch international Arnaut Danjuma (Everton) also does not seem feasible yet, according to the newspaper.
PSV has until Thursday night to come up with a solution. The transfer market closes at 00:00.
Busy and important PSV weeks
An important period is approaching for PSV. Feyenoord eliminated the Eindhoven team in the cup tournament, but several Premier League toppers and a diptych with Borussia Dortmund in the eighth finals of the Champions League are coming.
Next weekend PSV will play against Ajax. A home match against Feyenoord awaits on March 3 and PSV has to go to Enschede for a meeting with FC Twente on March 17.
The Champions League matches with Dortmund will be played on February 20 (home) and March 13 (away).
2024-01-30 10:17:42
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