It remains to be seen whether PSV will have Mohamed Ihattaren next season at its disposal, who will be in Eindhoven until mid-2022. His relationship with trainer Roger Schmidt seems to be far from ideal and the club management has still not succeeded in winning the contract. of the midfielder. Despite the problematic situation surrounding Ihattaren, technical director John de Jong does not want to speak of a ‘headache file’.
“No, that’s not how I look at it. I think it’s a shame that it has not yet been possible to develop his qualities as much as possible and make them profitable”, De Jong sighs in an interview with Football International. “But I still have the hope that we will Mo can help with this. We have all put a lot of time and energy into this and we will continue to do so. “PSV has not yet been successful in breaking open and extending the commitment of Ihattaren in Eindhoven.” Not yet, but I will not close that it does happen. “
In De Jong’s view, the working relationship between Ihattaren and Schmidt has not been irreparably damaged despite the incidents of this season. “Schmidt has done everything and more to Mo clarify what it means to become a basic player. It is also up to the player himself to ultimately do what is necessary as a professional. But for both the trainer and me the book Ihattaren is not yet closed “, emphasizes the hopeful De Jong, who sees Ihattaren as one of the gems of PSV’s training.
“Mo just like Cody Gakpo and Jordan Teze, has experienced such great growth from the academy. That is what we want at PSV “, De Jong continues.” Sometimes you hit a wall with your sniffles and you have to persevere. But we are not giving up. I want Mo make it clear that he should not throw away the wonderful career he has ahead of him. Start as a professional at PSV, grow and then take the step up. I cannot say now whether it is very realistic that he will stay with us. It is also up to him. “If the contract negotiations are definitively discontinued, a premature departure of Ihattaren from PSV seems inevitable.”
De Jong receives from Football International asked what would happen if Ajax officially report to PSV for Ihattaren. The technical director will not say ‘no’ in advance to his colleague Marc Overmars. “Anyone can report to me if the amount is correct. This is the football world, there is nothing you can rule out”, said De Jong. Valentijn Driessen recently registered Veronica Inside that PSV no longer wants to put energy into Ihattaren and that Ajax ‘will certainly want to strike’ when the midfielder leaves.