Valentijn Driessen reveals Friday in a video item from The Telegraph that Steven Berghuis wants to leave Feyenoord after this season. The head of football of the newspaper also immediately shines his light on the departure wish of the captain of the Rotterdam club. Driessen thinks that, should Berghuis actually leave Feyenoord, it is best to stay in the Netherlands.
“I think Steven Berghuis will leave, although on the other hand I will also find it sensible for him if he stays”, Driessen says to the wing attacker of Feyenoord. “Because there will be a World Cup next year and at Feyenoord he will play one hundred percent. And if he goes abroad, or goes to Ajax or PSV, for example, that is also possible, because he still has a clause in his contract of four million euros. He will still play at Ajax and PSV, but abroad you always have to wait and see “, according to the football reporter.
In any case, there is a good chance that Berghuis will change clubs this summer, Driessen indicates once again. “What I heard a little bit is that he still wants to leave.” With the clause, the winger can leave De Kuip for a fixed amount, although Feyenoord has not yet received a bid. Berghuis has been playing for Feyenoord since 2016, which took him over from Watford at the time. A year later, 6.5 million euros was deposited for the definitive transfer.
Driessen also gives his opinion on the future of Orkun Kökçü, this week linked in various media to AC Milan, Lazio and Tottenham Hotspur. He does not yet see a transfer to a European top competition for the midfielder. “Every year Kökcü is linked to a transfer at the end of the season. Last year it was Arsenal, now it is AC Milan. So he just has very good management. They can put him on the market well, but for the time being he is still there. Feyenoord and he has not delivered what everyone expected this season. At Turkey he is also mainly on the bench “, Driessen concludes