Feyenoord and Frank Arnesen have agreed on contract termination, the usually well-established reports 1908.nl. The Twitter account already reported last Sunday that the Rotterdammers plan to say goodbye to their technical director in the short term. The Dane already temporarily distanced himself from his role as technical director this summer due to his health and would be bought out, according to reports. Dennis te Kloese then denied the rumor that Arnesen is on his way to the exit at Feyenoord.
Where Te Kloese confronted the rumors about Arnesen’s departure from Feyenoord NOS debunked, report insiders to 1908.nl Now that both parties are finally parting ways. It is not yet known who will be his successor, but Feyenoord is said to be thinking of forming a ‘technical heart’.
Although Arnesen already indicated at the beginning of the transfer summer that he would temporarily distance himself from his position as technical director, he remained involved with Feyenoord at crucial moments. “We didn’t want to burden Frank too much with details, because his health could suffer,” said Te Kloese. “We had less contact, but at the important moments we did, in terms of sales and purchase of players.”
Te Kloese acknowledged that discussions are being held with Arnesen. “We are discussing his personal and professional situation. It is important to look to the future. Our relationship is good and we have open communication.” The general manager added that he is not concerned with the possible departure of Arnesen, who extended his ongoing contract in Rotterdam in February until mid-2023. “We will first recover from this summer. First evaluate and analyze. and what could we have done better? Then we can draw conclusions.”
Feyenoord extended Arnesen’s contract in February. In Rotterdam, that contract on paper runs until mid-2023. “Of course it is nice to stay longer at Feyenoord,” Arnesen said on the club site at the time. “We have a very pleasant cooperation with the technical staff, the scouting and all other colleagues within the club, in which we continue to build a solid football foundation step by step. We are working on something beautiful, which is slowly starting to bear fruit. and I really want to take that process even further than we already are.”