Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 4:09 PM• Jeroen van Poppel • Last update: 16:15

Frank Arnesen is resigning from his duties as technical director of Feyenoord on doctor’s advice. The Dane has been struggling with a bacterial infection in his knee for a long time and seemed to be on the way back to recovery in recent weeks. However, a setback now forces Arnesen to temporarily stop at Feyenoord. “I am temporarily taking a step back,” Arnesen says on the club website. General manager Dennis te Kloese will interfere even more emphatically with the transfer policy.

Sports marketer Chris Woerts already reported the injury at the beginning of June. “Yes, great panic, because Frank Arnesen has a bacterial infection,” Woerts told Today Inside† “That was already at the Conference League final in Tirana (1-0 loss against AS Roma, ed.). He already had a knee the size of a balloon there. He went to Tirana anyway and still has a number of things The bacteria has entered his body and he will have to go on at least a course of penicillin until September. He is confined to his house. He goes to the club now and then, but can do little. He has to be replaced. That is a problem for Feyenoord, because it is the most important period of the year.” Arnesen later said that Woerts’ story was exaggerated and continued, but has to come back to that now.

Te Kloese provides text and explanation on the club website. “Frank’s physical condition does not allow him to carry out the demanding tasks associated with the position of technical director with full dedication, especially at the moment,” said the general manager. “It is now essential for him to get his rest so that he can fully focus on his recovery. Frank’s health is the most important thing. We therefore hope that he is back to normal as soon as possible.”

“In the coming period we will continue on the path we have already taken in terms of football technology,” said Te Kloese. “Over the past year and a half, with the help of the scouting team, Frank has laid a solid foundation on which we can and want to build further. They will continue to support the management in the coming period. Partly because of this, we are confident that we will be able to cope with Frank’s absence for the time being. can catch.”