Hans Kraay junior looked in on Monday evening Veronica Inside already to next season’s Feyenoord, when Arne Slot is the trainer in De Kuip. The analyst cum reporter thinks that Dick Advocaat’s successor would do well to loosen Nick Viergever from PSV. The central defender has a commitment in Eindhoven until mid-2022, which means that Feyenoord must put a transfer fee on the table in any case.
“Hans just had a good tip for a central defender for Feyenoord”, said table mate Johan Derksen in the popular football talk show. “Oh, who then?” Was the reply from presenter Wilfred Genee. Kraay junior was then given the space to air his opinion about Viergever. “Feyenoord has no money. And if you have no money and with Lutsharel Geertruida you already have a good right-footed central defender in the house. He now plays right back, who is fast and has a good header. And you have to have one more off. You have to sell Senesi, because A: he is not playing well at the moment and B: you must sell him, whether it is for ten million, eleven or fifteen million euros, “the analyst already referred to possible transactions on the summer transfer market.
“I would then pick up Nick Viergever for free at PSV, his contract is ending”, Kraay junior gave a tip to Feyenoord, despite the fact that the current contract of the defender in Eindhoven will continue for more than a year. Derksen agreed wholeheartedly with his colleague analyst. “He plays well, when he comes in he does really well. Better than those guys who are normally there.” According to Kraay junior, Viergever fits very well with Geertruida. “Then you have a duo that has speed, experience next to a young boy like Geertruida”, he adds to the technical direction of Feyenoord.
Viergever this season came to thirteen games on behalf of PSV in all competitions. Last Sunday, together with Jordan Teze, he formed the heart of the defense of trainer Roger Schmidt’s team in the game against Fortuna Sittard (1-3). Viergever and Teze were also a duo in the recent encounters with Olympiacos (2-1 victory) and Ajax (1-1). A salient detail is that PSV is preparing for Sunday’s home game against Feyenoord. More than a month ago, the Eindhoven team lost 3-1 in De Kuip, although Viergever did not make any playing minutes at the time.